Supreme Court of India

Anita Laxmi Narayan Singh v. Laxmi Narain Singh

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Reported as [1992] 2 S.C.R. 316
Decided 24 March 1992

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What the Court ordered

In the result we allow the appeal and set aside the impugned order c dated 20th April, 1991 passed in MJ. Petition No. 146of1989.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Hind'u Marriage Act, 1955 : Section 13-Divorce-f'etition by husband c at Bombay-Wife required to travel a long distance to defend proceed- ings-Transfer petition by wife-Supreme Court directing sufficient expenses ,..._ for wife's stay and travel expenses-Grant of meagre amount of wife by Family Court-Consequent inability of wife to attend proceedings-Ex~parte divorce decree in favour of husband-Held grant of meagre amount to wife resulted in denial of justice-Ex-parte decree of divorce set aside. The respondent was married to appellant at Ghaziabad. He tiled a Divorce Petition at Bombay and

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