Supreme Court of India
Savitri Pandey v. Prem Chandra Pandey
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that a minimum period of 90 days may be prescribed for filing the appeal against any judgment and decree under the Act and any marriage H 62 SUPREME COURT REPORTS (2002] 1 S.C.R A solemnised during the aforesaid period be deemed to be void.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: S 13-Divorce on the ground of cruelty and desertion-Desertion means withdrawing from the matrimonial obligations-Not permitting/facilitating the cohabitation between-Continuous .course of conduct to be determined, under the facts and circumstances of each case-One spouse abandoning the matrimonial home and declining to cohabitate-Amounts to forebearing to perform matrimonial obligation-There can be no desertion without previous co-habitation by the parties except on the ground of mental or physical incapacity or other peculiar circumstances of the case-Party seeking
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Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Sonal Talpada v. Veerbhan Singh
- 2023 Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan
- 2014 Dr. (mrs.) Malathi Ravi, M.D. v. Dr. B.V. Ravi M.D.
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