Supreme Court of India

Lachman Utamchand Kirpalani v. Meena Alias Mota

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Reported as [1964] 4 S.C.R. 331
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 14 August 1963

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For the aforesaid reasons, I agree with the conclusion arrived at by the High Court.

Judgment, page 73

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Husband and wife-fudicial separation-Desertion without just­ cause-Offer to return to matrimonial home must be shown to be bona fide-Petition for judicial separation-Burden of proof-Hindn Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), s. lO(l)(a). Where an application is made under s. lO(l)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for a decree for judicial separation on the ground of desertion, the legal burden is upon the petitioning spouse to establish by convincing evidence beyond any reasonable doubt that the respondent intentionally forsook and abandoned him or her without reasonable cause. The petitioner

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