Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 41 · Decided 14 January 2015
Sunil v. Sakshi @ Shweta & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 41 · [2015] 1 S.C.R. 700
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 415/2015
- Decided
- 14 January 2015
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 193, 417, 419, 426, 464, 465, 468; Hindu Marriage Act
Headnote
Family law: Divorce petition by appellant-husband - C Respondent-wife proceeded ex parte - Ex parte order set aside and case adjourned for conciliation - Next hearing, wife again remained absent- Divorce decree - Challenged by wife in High Court on the ground that the divorce decree was obtained and she never D appeared before the court nor she had knowledge about the case filed by husband - Family Court order sheet dated 17. 9. 2012 showed the presence of appellant-husband and wife - High Court framed the question as to whether the impugned judgment and decree called for interference -
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