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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

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Rakhi Sadhukhan Vs. Raja Sadhukhan

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 630 SC

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Rajesh Chaddha Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 547 SC

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Disha Kapoor Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 531 SC

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Kumari Rekha Vs. Shambhu Saran Paswan

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 497 SC

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Ramanuj Kumar Vs. Priyanka

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 417 SC

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R. Annamalai Vs. Lalitha Subanam

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 383 SC

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Kiran Raju Penumacha Vs. Tejuswini Chowdhury

Judgement Date : march/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

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Suman Mishra & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 142 SC

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Sukhdev Singh Vs. Sukhbir Kaur

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 141 SC

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Sau. Jiya Vs. Kuldeep

Judgement Date : january/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

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Kuldeep Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Ors.

Judgement Date : january/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 101 SC

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Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena Vs. Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and Anr.

Judgement Date : january/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

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Sugirtha Vs. Gowtham

Judgement Date : december/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 819 SC

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Parvin Kumar Jain Vs. Anju Jain

Judgement Date : december/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 759 SC

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Ganapati Bhikarao Naik Vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.

Judgement Date : november/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 710 SC

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Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : october/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 651 SC

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Vikas Kanaujia Vs. Sarita

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 421 SC

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Mohd. Abdul Samad Vs. State of Telangana & Anr.

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 417 SC

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X Vs. Y

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 374 SC

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Dasari Srikanth Vs. State of Telangana

Judgement Date : may/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 332 SC

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Jatinder Kumar Sapra Vs. Anupama Sapra

Judgement Date : may/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 304 SC

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Deep Mukerjee Vs. Sreyashi Banerjee

Judgement Date : april/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

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High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 123 SC

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Yagwati @ Poonam Vs. Ghanshyam

Judgement Date : january/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

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Ajeet Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Judgement Date : january/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

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In Re: Article 370 of The Constitution

Judgement Date : december/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 916 SC

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Aditi alias Mithi Vs. Jitesh Sharma

Judgement Date : november/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 854 SC

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Manmohan Gopal Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.

Judgement Date : october/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 824 SC

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Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : october/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 802 SC

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CPL Ashish Kumar Chauhan (Retd.) Vs. Commanding Officer & Ors.

Judgement Date : september/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 749 SC

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Smt. Roopa Soni Vs. Kamalnarayan Soni

Judgement Date : september/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 703 SC

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Smt. Shiramabai Vs. The Captain, Record Officer for O.I.C. Records

Judgement Date : august/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 645 SC

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Mansi Khatri Vs. Gaurav Khatri

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 514 SC

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Shilpa Sailesh Vs. Varun Sreenivasan

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 420 SC

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Shri Rakesh Raman Vs. Smt. Kavita

Judgement Date : april/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

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Shah Newaz Khan & Ors. Vs. State of Nagaland & Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

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Aparna Ajinkya Firodia Vs. Ajinkya Arun Firodia

Judgement Date : february/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 123 SC

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Rajeswari Chandrasekar Ganesh Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

Judgement Date : july/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 566 SC

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Mukesh Kumar Vs. The Union of India

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

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Debananda Tamuli Vs. Smti Kakumoni Kataky

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

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Shafiya Khan @ Shakuntala Prajapati Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

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Rachna Vs. Ashok

Judgement Date : november/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 597 SC

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Mamta Vs. Kailash Chand Agrawal

Judgement Date : november/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 596 SC

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Sivasankaran Vs. Santhimeenal

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

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The Director of Treasuries in Karnataka Vs. V. Somyashree

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 384 SC

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Case Removed

Judgement Date : march/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

Under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Sections 452, 354A, 323, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, concerning sexual harassment involving a woman, anticipatory bail has been granted to the accused with the stipulation that he must tie a Rakhi from the complainant. Direction...
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RAJNESH vs. NEHA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 594 SC

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IMPORTANTInterim Maintenance - Maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.PC shall be granted from the date the application for maintenance is filed.IMPORTANTSubsequent Maintenance Claims - It is essential for the applicant to reveal any prior proceedings and the orders issued in subsequent cases.IMPOR...
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SATISH CHANDER AHUJA vs. SNEHA AHUJA

Judgement Date : october/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

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CRUCIALDomestic Violence Act - Shared Household - Definition - A shared household does not refer to the household of a joint family of which the husband is a member or in which the husband of the aggrieved person has a share.CRUCIALThe residence of a woman in a household must indicate a degree of pe...
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ABHILASHA vs. PARKASH

Judgement Date : september/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 509 SC

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IMPORTANTMaintenance - An unmarried daughter who does not have any physical or mental disabilities or injuries is not entitled to maintenance from her father.According to Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, an unmarried d...
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NEELAM GUPTA VS. MAHIPAL SHARAN GUPTA

Judgement Date : april/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 352 SC

Headnote :

The Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 - Right to reside in matrimonial home - Application for modification - The appellant wife was granted a protection order and allowed to live in the matrimonial home. The son of the respondent husband’s first wife initiated a part...
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KRISHNAVENI RAI vs. PANKAJ RAI

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTHindu Marriage Act - A marriage entered into while an appeal against a decree is pending is not considered void from the beginning, especially if the appeal is filed after the limitation period has expired.Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Sections 125; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Sections 5, 11,...
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MUNISH KAKKAR vs. NIDHI KAKKAR

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1276 SC

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IMPORTANTIrretrievable breakdown of marriage - A marriage that has become untenable can be dissolved by invoking the jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Article 142 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13(1)(ia) Irretrievable breakdown of marriage -...
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M. JAYANTHI vs. K.R. MEENAKSHI

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1182 SC

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IMPORTANTSecond marriage - A public document - The Gazette notification issued by the Government confirming the husband\'s second marriage is pertinent and cannot be dismissed.IMPORTANTInherent authority of the High Court - When exercising its power to quash a complaint or charge, the High Court sho...
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RANI NARASIMHA SASTRY vs. RANI SUNEELA RANI

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1129 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTCruelty - Acquittal in Trial for Offence under Section 498A - Husband is entitled to a divorce decree on the grounds of cruelty.According to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 13(1)(i-a) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 498A, in cases of divorce involving a criminal case under Sect...
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RATHNAMMA vs. SUJATHAMMA

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1115 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALSimply registering a marriage agreement does not suffice to establish the validity of a marriage.A. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, specifically Sections 5, 7, and 11, as well as Section 24 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, it was determined that an agreement of marriage stating both par...
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R.SRINIVAS KUMAR vs. R.SHAMETHA

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 949 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTIn cases where one party does not consent, the powers granted under Article 142 of the Constitution may be utilized to achieve substantial justice by providing relief in the form of divorce.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Article 142; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Sections 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib)...
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DR. SWAPAN KUMAR BANERJEE vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 917 SC

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IMPORTANTA wife who has been divorced by her husband on the grounds of desertion is entitled to seek maintenance. The fact that she did not file a maintenance petition during the ongoing matrimonial proceedings does not prevent her from filing such a petition at a later time.A. Criminal Procedure Co...
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State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Dungaji (D) by LRS.

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 560 SC

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Sheoli Hati Vs. Somnath Das

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 554 SC

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Nutan Gautam Vs. Prakash Gautam

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 344 SC

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Lahari Sakhamuri Vs. Sobhan Kodali

Judgement Date : march/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

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Tarvinder Singh Vs. Gurupreet Kaur

Judgement Date : november/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 873 SC

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Dr. Amit Kumar Vs. Dr. Sonila & Ors. [October 26, 2018]

Judgement Date : october/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 791 SC

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Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. Vs. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice [September 6, 2018]

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 620 SC

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Mr. Anurag Mittal Vs. Mrs. Shaily Mishra Mittal [AUGUST 24, 2018]

Judgement Date : august/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 587 SC

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Manju Kumari Singh @ Smt. Manju Singh Vs. Avinash Kumar Singh [July 25, 2018]

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 487 SC

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Mrs. Kanika Goel Vs. State of Delhi through S.H.O. and ANR. [July 20, 2018]

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 477 SC

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Nandakumar & ANR. Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors. [April 20, 2018.]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 312 SC

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Dinesh Singh Thakur Vs. Sonal Thakur [APRIL 17, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 279 SC

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Sanjay Kumar Sinha Vs. Asha Kumari & ANR. [April 09, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

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Anu Bhandari Vs. Pradip Bhandari [MARCH 5, 2018]

Judgement Date : march/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 149 SC

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Bengal Chemists & Druggists Assn. Vs. Kalyan Chowdhury [February 02, 2018]

Judgement Date : february/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

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A.V.G.V. Ramu Vs. A.S.R. Bharathi [December 14, 2017]

Judgement Date : december/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 899 SC

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Independent Thought Vs. Union of India and ANR. [October 11, 2017]

Judgement Date : october/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 742 SC

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Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venketesh [October 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : october/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 733 SC

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Dr. Vishesh Malhotra Vs. Dr Alka Malhotra [September 12, 2017]

Judgement Date : september/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 674 SC

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Amardeep Singh Vs. Harveen Kaur [SEPTEMBER 12, 2017]

Judgement Date : september/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 664 SC

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Justice K S Puttaswamy (Retd.), and ANR. Vs. Union of India and Ors. [AUGUST 24, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 604 SC

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Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India and others [August 22, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 598 SC

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Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venketesh [August 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 562 SC

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Bhartiben Ravibhai Rav Vs. Ravibhai Govindbhai Rav [May 05, 2017]

Judgement Date : may/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 414 SC

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Kalyan Dey Chowdhury Vs. Rita Dey Chowdhury Nee Nandy [April 19, 2017]]

Judgement Date : april/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 342 SC

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Krishna Veni Nagam Vs. Harish Nagam [MARCH 9, 2017]

Judgement Date : march/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 215 SC

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Suman Singh Vs. Sanjay Singh [March 08, 2017]

Judgement Date : march/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

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Bhagwati @ Reena Vs. Anil Choubey [March 01, 2017]

Judgement Date : march/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

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Ravada Sasikala Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & ANR. [February 27, 2017]

Judgement Date : february/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

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Narendra Vs. K. Meena [OCTOBER 06, 2016]

Judgement Date : october/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 733 SC

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Aditi Wadhera Vs. Vivek Kumar Wadhera [AUGUST 04, 2016]

Judgement Date : august/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 539 SC

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Satyendra Kumar & Ors. Vs. Raj Nath Dubey & Ors. [May 06, 2016]

Judgement Date : may/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 358 SC

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Nikhil Kumar Vs. Rupali Kumar [APRIL 27, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

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Kunapareddy @ Nookala Shanka Balaji Vs. Kunapareddy Swarna Kumari & ANR [APRIL 18, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 296 SC

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Krishna Bhatacharjee Vs Sarathi Choudhury and ANR. [November 20, 2015]

Judgement Date : november/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 758 SC

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Ravinder Kaur Vs. Anil Kumar [April 09, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 284 SC

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Surya Vadanan Vs. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. [February 27, 2015]

Judgement Date : february/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

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Ramchander Vs. Ananta [February 24, 2015]

Judgement Date : february/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 139 SC

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Sunil Vs. Sakshi @ Shweta & ANR. [JANUARY 14, 2015]

Judgement Date : january/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

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K.Srinivas Vs. K. Sunita [November 19, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 716 SC

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Jaiminiben Hirenbhai Vyas & ANR. Vs. Hirenbhai Rameshchandra Vyas & ANR. [November 19th, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 712 SC

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Smt. Prachi Singh Patil Vs. Sri Rahul G. Patil [November 17, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 708 SC

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Dipanwita Roy Vs. Ronobroto Roy [October 15, 2014]

Judgement Date : october/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 662 SC

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Vidhya Viswanathan Vs. Kartik Balakrishnan [September 22, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 607 SC

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Shalu Ojha Vs. Prashant Ojha [September 18, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 593 SC

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V.K. Vasantha Kumari Vs. R. Sudhakar [September 04, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 553 SC

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Easwari Vs. Parvathi & Ors. [July 10, 2014]

Judgement Date : july/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 445 SC

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Dr. (Mrs.) Malathi Ravi, M.D. Vs. Dr. B.V. Ravi, M.D. [June 30, 2014]

Judgement Date : june/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 401 SC

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Swapnil and Others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [May 9, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 351 SC

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Indra Sarma Vs. V.K.V. Sarma [November 26, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 821 SC

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Saraswathy Vs. Babu [NOVEMBER 25, 2013.]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 814 SC

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B. Chandrika Vs. Santhosh & ANR. [November 21, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 798 SC

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Badshah Vs. Sou. Urmila Badshah Godse & ANR. [October 18, 2013]

Judgement Date : october/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 735 SC

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Bheemraya Vs. Suneetha [SEPTEMBER 23, 2013]

Judgement Date : september/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 684 SC

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Kollam Chandra Sekhar Vs. Kollam Padma Latha [September 17, 2013]

Judgement Date : september/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 665 SC

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Moumita Kar Nee Halder Vs, Subrata Kar [SEPTEMBER 10, 2013]

Judgement Date : september/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 630 SC

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Darshan Gupta Vs. Radhika Gupta [July 1, 2013]

Judgement Date : july/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 423 SC

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Bhadragiri Venkata Ravi Vs. Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad [MAY 29, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 411 SC

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Rohtash Kumar Vs. State of Haryana [MAY 29, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 410 SC

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Ashok Kumar Jain Vs. Sumati Jain [APRIL 15, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 304 SC

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K. Srinivas Rao Vs. D.A. Deepa [february 22, 2013]

Judgement Date : february/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

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Prashant Bharti Vs. State of NCT of Delhi [January 23, 2013]

Judgement Date : january/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

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Deoki Panjhiyara Vs. Shashi Bhushan Narayan Azad & ANR. [December 12, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 725 SC

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U. Sree Vs. U. Srinivas [December 11, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 720 SC

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Devinder Singh Narula Vs. Meenakshi Nangia [August 22, 2012]

Judgement Date : august/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 438 SC

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Vishwanath S/o Sitaram Agrawal Vs. Sau. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal [July 04, 2012]

Judgement Date : july/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 337 SC

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Shaleen Kabra Vs. Shiwani Kabra [May 8, 2012]

Judgement Date : may/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 269 SC

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Gaytri Bajaj Vs. Jiten Bhalla

Judgement Date : december/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 913 SC

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Deepti Bhandari Vs. Nitin Bhandari & ANR.

Judgement Date : december/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 909 SC

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A.B. Bhaskara Rao Vs. Inspector of Police, CBI Visakhapatnam

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 735 SC

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Ramesh Kumar & ANR. Vs. Furu Ram & ANR. etc.

Judgement Date : august/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 602 SC

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A. Subash Babu Vs. State of A.P. & ANR.

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 536 SC

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Vinny Parmvir Parmar Vs. Parmvir Parmar

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 531 SC

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Rajinder Sharma Vs. Arpana Sharma

Judgement Date : july/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 508 SC

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State of U.P. Vs. Mohd Iqram & ANR.

Judgement Date : june/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 437 SC

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Flg. Officer Rajiv Gakhar Vs. Ms. Bhavana @ Sahar Wasif

Judgement Date : may/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 398 SC

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Revanasiddappa & Another Vs Mallikarjun & others

Judgement Date : march/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 260 SC

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Parimal Vs Veena @ Bharti

Judgement Date : february/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

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Ghisalal Vs Dhapubai (Dead) by L.RS. and others.

Judgement Date : january/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

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Sarup Singh & ANR. Vs Union of India & ANR. (November 25, 2010)

Judgement Date : november/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 887 SC

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Gurbux Singh Vs Harminder Kaur (8 October 2010)

Judgement Date : october/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 768 SC

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Sri Ramakrishna Mutt Rep. By Manager. Vs. M.Maheswaran & Ors. (8 October 2010)

Judgement Date : october/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 763 SC

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Chanmuniya Vs. Virendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha & ANR. (7 October 2010)

Judgement Date : october/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 746 SC

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Mahendra Nath Yadav Vs. Sheela Devi [2010] INSC 660 (25 August 2010)

Judgement Date : august/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 602 SC

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Neeti Malviya Vs. Rakesh Malviya [2010] INSC 418 (12 May 2010)

Judgement Date : may/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 392 SC

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Vinisha Jitesh Tolani @ Manmeet Laghmani Vs. Jitesh Kishore Tolani [2010] INSC 328 (28 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 323 SC

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Vikram Vir Vohra Vs. Shalini Bhalla [2010] INSC 223 (25 March 2010)

Judgement Date : march/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 219 SC

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Sarita Singh & Ors. Vs. Rajeshwar Singh [2009] INSC 1749 (20 November 2009)

Judgement Date : november/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 938 SC

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Priyanka Singh Vs. Jayant Singh [2009] INSC 1719 (10 November 2009)

Judgement Date : november/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 908 SC

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Harpreet Singh Popli & Ors. Vs. Manmeet Kaur Popli & ANR. [2009] INSC 1718 (10 November 2009)

Judgement Date : november/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 907 SC

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Anil Kumar Jain Vs. Maya Jain [2009] INSC 1516 (1 September 2009)

Judgement Date : september/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 705 SC

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Suresh Kumar Singh Vs. State of U.P. [2009] INSC 977 (6 May 2009)

Judgement Date : may/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 499 SC

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Aparna Mehta Kapur & ANR. Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [2009] INSC 70 (16 January 2009)

Judgement Date : january/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

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Gurpreet Rohit Verma Vs. Rohit Vedpal Verma [2009] INSC 38 (12 January 2009)

Judgement Date : january/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

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Gullipilli Sowria Raj Vs. Bandaru Pavani @ Gullipili Pavani [2008] INSC 2088 (4 December 2008)

Judgement Date : december/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

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Sapna Agarwal Vs. Om Prakash Jalan [2008] INSC 2084 (3 December 2008)

Judgement Date : december/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

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Rajesh Burmann Vs. Mitul Chatterjee (Barman) [2008] INSC 1862 (4 November 2008)

Judgement Date : november/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 953 SC

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Harmit Kaur Vs. Jarnail Singh [2008] INSC 1538 (11 September 2008)

Judgement Date : september/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 797 SC

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Nil Ratan Kundu & ANR. Vs. Abhijit Kundu [2008] INSC 1334 (8 August 2008)

Judgement Date : august/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 697 SC

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Satish Sitole Vs. Ganga [2008] INSC 1087 (10 July 2008)

Judgement Date : july/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 590 SC

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Smt. Seema Vs. Ashwani Kumar [2007] Insc 1101 (25 October 2007)

Judgement Date : october/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 888 SC

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Pratibha Vs. Rameshwari Devi & Ors [2007] Insc 938 (17 September 2007)

Judgement Date : september/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 725 SC

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Pratibha Vs. Rameshwari Devi & Ors [2007] Insc 937 (17 September 2007)

Judgement Date : september/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 724 SC

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Jagraj Singh Vs. Birpal Kaur [2007] Insc 127 (13 February 2007)

Judgement Date : february/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 127 SC

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Sujata Uday Patil Vs. Uday Madhukar Patil [2006] Insc 953 (13 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 896 SC

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Adhyaatamam Bhamini Vs. Jagdish Ambalal Shah [2006] Insc 937 (11 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 880 SC

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Sanghamitra Ghosh Vs. Kajal Kumar Ghosh [2006] Insc 825 (20 November 2006)

Judgement Date : november/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 825 SC

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Ram Badan Sharma VS. State of Bihar [2006] Insc 509 (21 August 2006)

Judgement Date : august/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 509 SC

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Naveen Kohli Vs. Neelu Kohli [2006] Insc 135 (21 March 2006)

Judgement Date : march/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

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Smt. Seema Vs. Ashwani Kumar [2006] Insc 74 (14 February 2006)

Judgement Date : february/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

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Geeta Jagdish Mangtani Vs. Jagdish Mangtani [2005] Insc 501 (20 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 500 SC

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Durga Prasanna Tripathy Vs. Arundhati Tripathy [2005] INSC 430 (23 August 2005)

Judgement Date : august/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 429 SC

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Rita Dutta & Another Vs. Subhendu Dutta [2005] INSC 410 (11 August 2005)

Judgement Date : august/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 410 SC

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Bhagwan Dass & ANR Vs. Kamal Abrol & Ors [2005] INSC 327 (11 May 2005)

Judgement Date : may/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 327 SC

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Ramesh Chand Daga Vs. Rameshwari Bai [2005] INSC 177 (16 March 2005)

Judgement Date : march/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

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Savitaben Somabhai Bhatiya Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [2005] INSC 162 (10 March 2005)

Judgement Date : march/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

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A. Jayachandra Vs. Aneel Kaur [2004] Insc 733 (2 December 2004)

Judgement Date : december/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 691 SC

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Shyam Sunder Kohli Vs. Sushma Kohli @ Satya Devi [2004] Insc 601 (1 October 2004)

Judgement Date : october/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

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Kunti Devi Vs. Som Raj & Ors [2004] Insc 568 (23 September 2004)

Judgement Date : september/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 528 SC

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Kumar Vs. Jahgirdar Vs. Chethana Ramatheertha [2004] Insc 55 (29 January 2004)

Judgement Date : january/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

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Jinia Keotin & Ors Vs. Kumar Sitaram Manjhi & Ors [2002] INSC 575 (20 December 2002)

Judgement Date : december/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 575 SC

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Adhyatma Bhattar Alwar Vs. Adhyatma Bhattar Sri Devi [2001] INSC 601 (6 November 2001)

Judgement Date : november/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 601 SC

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Ravinder Kumar & ANR Vs. State of Punjab [2001] INSC 449 (31 August 2001)

Judgement Date : august/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 449 SC

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R. Lakshmi Narayan Vs. Santhi [2001] INSC 259 (1 May 2001)

Judgement Date : may/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 259 SC

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Hirachand Srinivas Managaonkar Vs. Sunanda [2001] INSC 152 (20 March 2001)

Judgement Date : march/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 152 SC

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Dr.Surajmani Stella Kujur Vs. Durga Charan Hansdah & ANR [2001] INSC 84 (14 February 2001)

Judgement Date : february/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

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Lily Thomas, Vs. Union of India & Ors [2000] INSC 294 (5 May 2000)

Judgement Date : may/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

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Rameshwari Devi Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [2000] INSC 25 (27 January 2000)

Judgement Date : january/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 25 SC

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Dwarika Prasad Satpathy Vs. Bidyut Prava Dixit & ANR [1999] INSC 385 (14 October 1999)

Judgement Date : october/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 385 SC

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R. Balasubramanian Vs. Smt. Vijayalakshmi Balasumbramanian [1999] INSC 261 (11 August 1999)

Judgement Date : august/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 261 SC

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Balwinder Kaur Vs. Hardeep Singh [1997] INSC 822 (18 November 1997)

Judgement Date : november/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 738 SC

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Balkrishna Ramchandra Kadam Vs. Sangeeta Balkrishna Kadam [1997] INSC 710 (4 September 1997)

Judgement Date : september/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 626 SC

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Smt. Jasbir Kaur Sehgal Vs. The District Judge Dehradun & Ors [1997] INSC 687 (27 August 1997)

Judgement Date : august/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 603 SC

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Ashok Hurra Vs. Rupa Ashok Hurrarupa Bipin Zaveri [1997] INSC 259 (10 March 1997)

Judgement Date : march/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 229 SC

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Smt. Yallawwa Vs. Smt. Shantavva [1996] INSC 1269 (8 October 1996)

Judgement Date : october/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 824 SC

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Smt. Gurnam Kaur & ANR Vs. Puran Singh & Ors [1996] INSC 215 (8 February 1996)

Judgement Date : february/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

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Romesh Chander Vs. Savitri [1995] INSC 52 (13 January 1995)

Judgement Date : january/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

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Romesh Chander Vs. Smt. Savitri [1995] INSC 45 (13 January 1995)

Judgement Date : january/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

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Arvinder Singh Bagga Vs. State If U.P [1994] INSC 517 (6 October 1994)

Judgement Date : october/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 511 SC

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Smt. Chand Dhawan Vs. Jawaharlal Dhawan [1993] INSC 303 (11 June 1993)

Judgement Date : june/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 298 SC

Headnote :

The couple got married in 1972 in Punjab. In 1985, they filed a mutual consent divorce petition in the Amritsar court. The wife, the appellant, claimed she did not agree to the divorce, leading to the petition being dismissed in 1987. An agreement was reached that allowed her to return to the marita...
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Darshan Prashad & ANR Vs. Civil Judge Ii, Gorakhpur & Ors [1992] INSC 83 (13 March 1992)

Judgement Date : march/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

Headnote :

A notice was issued to the appellant under section 10(2) of the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, which was amended by U.P. Act No. 20 of 1976. The Prescribed Authority dismissed the appellant\'s objections to this notice. Subsequently, two appeals were filed with the appellate...
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Y. Narasimha Rao & Ors Vs. Y. Venkata Lakshmi & ANR [1991] INSC 145 (9 July 1991)

Judgement Date : july/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 145 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant and the first respondent were married in Tirupati on February 27, 1975, in accordance with Hindu Law.They separated in July 1978. The appellant-husband submitted a petition for the dissolution of their marriage in the Sub-Court of Tirupati, indicating that he resided at South Cla...
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Smt. Sureshta Devi Vs. Om Prakash [1991] INSC 26 (7 February 1991)

Judgement Date : february/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-wife and the respondent-husband submitted a petition for divorce by mutual consent under section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in the District Court, where their statements were recorded. Later, the appellant filed a motion to dismiss the petition, claiming she did not wish to p...
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Maharani Kusumkumari & ANR Vs. Smt. Kusumkumari Jadeja & ANR [1991] INSC 21 (1 February 1991)

Judgement Date : february/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Headnote :

Appellant No. 1, Maharani, was married to a Maharaja in 1960, and their daughter, appellant No. 2, was born in 1964. Following this, the relationship between the couple deteriorated, leading the appellant to reside in Bombay while the Maharaja remained in his estate in Madhya Pradesh.Respondent No....
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Ram Narain Gupta Vs. Smt. Rameshwari Gupta [1988] INSC 272 (12 September 1988)

Judgement Date : september/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 269 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and respondent were married in 1977. In 1983, the appellant initiated divorce proceedings, claiming that his wife was suffering from a severe mental disorder, specifically diagnosed as \'Schizophrenia\', which made her unsociable. He argued that despite receiving professional treatment...
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Tejinder Kaur Vs. Gurmit Singh [1988] INSC 50 (23 February 1988)

Judgement Date : february/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 states that when a marriage is dissolved by a divorce decree, either spouse is permitted to remarry, provided there is no right to appeal or, if there is a right to appeal, the time for filing the appeal has lapsed without it being filed, or if it was filed...
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Bakulbhai & ANR Vs. Gangaram & ANR [1988] INSC 27 (27 January 1988)

Judgement Date : january/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Headnote :

The appellant submitted an application under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. to the Judicial Magistrate, seeking maintenance for herself and her son. She claimed that she was lawfully married to the respondent and that her son was born from this marriage.However, the respondent denied both the marriage a...
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Smt. Yamunabai Anantra Adhav Vs. Ranantra Shivram Adhav & ANR [1988] INSC 24 (27 January 1988)

Judgement Date : january/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

The appellant married the first respondent in June 1974, following Hindu Law rituals, while the first respondent was still married to another woman who was alive. After a week of cohabitation, the first respondent left, claiming mistreatment. In 1976, she sought maintenance, but her application was...
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Ms. Jordan Diengdeh Vs. S.S. Chopra [1985] INSC137 (10 May 1985)

Judgement Date : may/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 137 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner is a member of the Khasi Tribe from Meghalaya and was raised as a Presbyterian Christian. She currently serves in the Indian Foreign Service. Her husband, the respondent, is a Sikh. They were married according to the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872. In 1980, the petitioner submi...
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Pratibha Rani Vs. Suraj Kumar & ANR [1985] INSC 50 (12 March 1985)

Judgement Date : march/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, Pratibha Rani, who is the estranged wife of the first respondent, Suraj Kumar, lodged a criminal complaint against her husband, his father, three brothers, and a brother-in-law in the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Ludhiana. She alleged that: (i) she was married...
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Smt. Saroj Rani Vs. Sudarshan Kumar Chadha [1984] INSC 133 (8 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 133 SC

Headnote :

The wife-appellant initiated legal proceedings against the husband-respondent under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, seeking restitution of conjugal rights. The respondent contested the petition, asserting that he had neither expelled the appellant from his home nor withdrawn from her co...
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Pandurang Dattatreya Khandekar Vs. The Bar Council of Maharashtra, Bombay & Ors [1983] INSC 153 (10 October 1983)

Judgement Date : october/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and another lawyer were deemed guilty of professional misconduct by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India in its ruling dated April 23, 1976. The core of the allegations against them involved providing inappropriate legal advice on two particular issues. The Disciplina...
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Reynold Rajamani & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1982] INSC 58 (30 July 1982)

Judgement Date : july/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, a married couple from the Roman Catholic Community, were wed under section 27 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872. They submitted a joint petition for a divorce by mutual consent under Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act to the District Court. However, the trial court rej...
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Jeewanti Pandey Vs. Kishan Chandra Pandey [1981] INSC 181 (20 October 1981)

Judgement Date : october/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 181 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is the wife, while the respondent is the husband. Both parties originally hailed from the village of Bagyan in the District of Pithoragarh, Uttar Pradesh. They fell in love, and during their courtship, the appellant became pregnant due to the respondent\'s access to her. Since her fath...
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Sirajmohmedkhan Janmohamadkhan Vs. Hafizunnisa Yasinkhan & ANR [1981] INSC 163 (14 September 1981)

Judgement Date : september/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

Headnote :

The respondent in this case was the wife of the appellant. In her petition for maintenance under section 125(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, the Metropolitan Magistrate supported her claim that the appellant was impotent and unable to engage in sexual relations with her. However, the Magist...
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Guda Vijayalakshmi Vs. Guda Ramchandra Sekhara Sastry [1981] INSC 68 (13 March 1981)

Judgement Date : march/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, the wife, initiated a case (O.P. 72/79) in forma pauperis, requesting maintenance from the respondent, her husband, in the Subordinate Judge\'s court in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. Upon receiving notice of this suit, the respondent filed for divorce (Petition Case No. 28/1980) against the...
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Gopal Lal Vs. State of Rajasthan [1979] INSC 23 (30 January 1979)

Judgement Date : january/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 23 SC

Headnote :

After separating from his wife Kanchan in 1963, the appellant, who is a member of the Telli community, entered into a second marriage with Gopi on March 20, 1969, which is customary in his community. Following a complaint from his first wife, he was convicted under section 494 of the Indian Penal Co...
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Lila Gupta Vs. Laxmi Narain & Ors [1978] INSC 103 (4 May 1978)

Judgement Date : may/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 103 SC

Headnote :

The husband of the appellant, the late Rajendra Kumar, had previously married Sarla Gupta before marrying her. Both Rajendra Kumar and Sarla Gupta initiated divorce proceedings against each other, which were finalized on April 8, 1963, granting them a divorce.Rajendra Kumar married the appellant, Li...
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G. Appaswami Chettiar & ANR Vs. R. Sarangapani Chettiar & Ors [1978] INSC 71 (22 March 1978)

Judgement Date : march/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Headnote :

One G. Chettiar passed away, leaving behind a daughter (defendant-1) and the grandsons of his sister (the Appellant). In 1953, the first defendant adopted a son, who is the second defendant. The appellant initiated the current lawsuit contesting the adoption by the first defendant of the second defe...
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Diwan Bros. Vs. Central Bank of India, Bombay & Ors [1976] INSC 146 (7 May 1976)

Judgement Date : may/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 146 SC

Headnote :

According to Schedule II, Article 11 of the Court Fees Act, a fee of Rs. 2/- is required for a memorandum of appeal submitted to a High Court when the appeal does not stem from a decree or an order that has the effect of a decree.The Tribunal established under the Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment...
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Commr. of Wealth Tax, Madras & Ors Vs. R. Sridharan [1976]131 (29 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 131 SC

Headnote :

The late R. Sridharan entered into marriage with Rosa Maria Steinbichler, a Christian of Austrian descent, under the Special Marriage Act of 1954. They had a son, Nicolas Sundaram, from this union. During income tax, wealth tax, and expenditure tax assessments, Sridharan sought to be classified as a...
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Swarajya Lakshmi Vs. G. G. Padma Rao [1973] INSC 189 (19 October 1973)

Judgement Date : october/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was diagnosed with the lepromatous type of leprosy, and the respondent\'s husband submitted a petition under section 13(1)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 to dissolve their marriage. He claimed that the appellant had been suffering from a severe and incurable form of leprosy for at...
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Rohini Kumari Vs. Narendra Singh [1971] INSC 332 (2 December 1971)

Judgement Date : december/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 332 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and the respondent were married in 1945. In 1947, the appellant moved to her parents\' home and never returned. In 1955, before the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 came into effect, the respondent remarried. After the Act was enacted, he filed for judicial separation from the appellant under...
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Yuvraj Digvijay Singh Vs. Yuvrani Pratap Kumari [1969] INSC 138 (2 May 1969)

Judgement Date : may/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

Headnote :

The appellant married the respondent in accordance with Hindu customs on April 20, 1955. Following their marriage, the couple cohabited for three years, but the marriage was never consummated. On March 15, 1960, the appellant submitted a petition to the District Judge in Delhi under section 12 of th...
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Chandra Mohini Srivastava Vs. Avinash Prasad Srivastava & ANR [1966] INSC 219 (13 October 1966)

Judgement Date : october/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 220 SC

Headnote :

The respondent initiated legal proceedings against his wife, the appellant, seeking to dissolve their marriage on the grounds of her alleged adultery. The trial court dismissed his case. Upon appeal, the High Court determined that the wife was not living in adultery; however, it found that two lette...
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Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar & Ors Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR [1966] INSC 64 (3 March 1966)

Judgement Date : march/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Headnote :

In a defamation lawsuit against the editor of a weekly newspaper, a witness requested the High Court to prevent the press from publicizing his testimony, citing potential harm to his business. After considering the arguments, the trial judge issued an oral order forbidding the publication of the wit...
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Kanwal Ram & Ors Vs. The Himachal Pradesh Admn [1965] INSC 162 (19 August 1965)

Judgement Date : august/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

Headnote :

K, a woman, was alleged to have married a second time in contravention of the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act. 1955 and was found guilty, along with the alleged second husband, of an offence under s. 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Two of her relatives were convicted for abetment of the above...
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Bhaurao Shankar Lokhande & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR [1965] INSC 16 (1 February 1965)

Judgement Date : february/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

Headnote :

Appellant No. 1 was found guilty of an offense under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, while Appellant No. 2 was convicted of abetting him, for entering into a marriage that was void due to occurring during the lifetime of a previous wife.The appellants argued that the prosecution was required t...
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Mahendra Manilal Nanavati Vs. Sushila Mahendra Nanavati [1964] INSC 80 (18 March 1964)

Judgement Date : march/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

The appellant resides in Bombay, while the father of the respondent lived in Prantij, in the former State of Baroda. They were engaged in 1945, and their marriage was conducted in Bombay according to Hindu customs on March 10, 1947. On August 27, 1947, the respondent gave birth to a daughter, which...
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Lachman Utamchand Kiriplani Vs. Meena Alias Mota [1963] INSC 167 (14 August 1963)

Judgement Date : august/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

In cases where an application is filed under section 10(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for a decree of judicial separation based on desertion, the onus is on the spouse initiating the petition to provide convincing evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the other spouse deliberately desert...
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