Supreme Court of India

Durga Prasanna Tripathy v. Arundhatl Tripathy

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 833
Bench Ruma Pal and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 23 August 2005

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955-Section 13(/)-Marriage broke down within 7 months-Family Court granted decree of divorce to husband on grounds of desertion and cruelty by wife-Husband directed to pay Rs. 50,000 towards permanent alimony-High Court set aside the decree of divorce-On appeal, held : Parties are living separately for last 14 years­ Marriage has irretrievably broken down-No scope for re-union or re­ conciliation-Hence, dissolution of niarriage appropriate-However, amount towards permanent alimony enhanced by Rs. I /akh-Family Courts Act, 1984-Section 19-Constitution of India,

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