Supreme Court of India

Rishikesh Sharma v. Saroj Sharma

Neutral citation
Reported as [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 245
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 21 November 2006

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4 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that her desire to live with her husband at this stage and at this distance of time is not genuine.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Hindu Law: Hindu Marriage Act; Section 28: c Husband filing petition for dissolution of marriage on ground of mental cruelty and desertion-Dismissed by trial Court-First appeal dismissed by High Court-On appeal, Held: Both the husband and the wife living separately and working for last 49 years-Wife repeatedly filing criminal cases against her husband-Only child born out of the wedlock has already been given in marriage-Marriage irretrievably broken down with no possibility of the parties living together again-No useful purpose would be served by compelling both the parties to live together

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 4 mentioned

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