Supreme Court of India

Ravi Kumar v. Julmidevi

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 545
Bench P. Sathasivam and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 9 February 2010

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the judgment of the High court.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 28 - Power of High Court - Scope of - Held: While c exercising power under s. 28, High Court as the first court of appeal is both a court of law and also of facts - In exercise of its power, first appellate court can come to a finding different ·from one arrived at by trial court - Code of Civil Procedure; 1973 - Order 41 r. 33 - Power of appellate court. 0 s.13(1)(ia) and (ib) - Divorce petition filed by husband on the ground of cruelty and desertion - Decreed by trial court - Decree reversed by High Court - On appeal, held: No reason to interfere with the order

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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