Supreme Court of India
Jagdish Singh v. Madhuri Devi
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, the appeal is allowed, the judgment and decree passed by the High Court in First Appeal No. 1008 of 1999 is set aside and the matter is remanded to the said Court for fresh disposal in accordance with law.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - s.13 - Divorce - Husband filed divorce petition on grounds of desertion and cruelty - c Family Court decided both issues in favour of husband and passed decree of divorce - High Court reversed the decree - Challenge to - Held: High Court not right in setting aside findings of fact recorded by Family Court without recording reasons for such reversal - It did not keep in view the scope of powers of first appellate Court - Order passed by High Court 'cryptic' in nature and falling short of the grounds which would allow the first appellate court to reverse a finding of
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