Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 385 · Decided 24 April 2017
Raj Talreja v. Kavita Talreja
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 385 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 385
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10719/2013
- Decided
- 24 April 2017
- Bench
- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 452, 323, 341, 182; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s.13 - Divorce Petition by husband - Amendment thereof, sought by husband on ground that due to false complaints filed by C his wife against him, he had been su~jected to cruelty - Held: The wife made reckless, defamatory and false accusations against husband, his family had the effect of lowering the reputation of the husband in the eyes of his peers - It amounted to cruelty - Marriage of parties dissolved D by decree of divorce. s.25 - Permanent alimony and maintenance - Held: Court not to be oblivious to the requirements of wife, keeping in view the status
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