Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 620
📌 Paras 2-4
The Appellant-wife and Respondent-husband were married in December 2007, with no children born from the union. The Respondent-husband filed for divorce in 2009 under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alleging cruelty. The Family Court dismissed this petition, finding the husband had not proven cruelty. The High Court, however, allowed the husband's appeal, setting aside the Family Court's decree. The parties have lived separately for over 15 years, with minimal cohabitation.
📌 Paras 4, 7, and implied throughout chunks 2 & 3
Whether the High Court was correct in granting a decree of divorce on the grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of marriage, despite the Family Court's finding that cruelty wa
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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