Supreme Court of India

Juveria Abdul Majid Patni v. Atif Iqbal Mansoori and Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 10 S.C.R. 479
Bench Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 18 September 2014

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Sessions Judge, Sewree, Mumbai by order dated 3rd November, 2012 wrongly observed and held that the appellant is no more wife of the 1st respondent.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT, 2005: ss.2 (a) and (f) - Expressions 'aggrieved person', and 'domestic relationship' - Explained. s. 12 rlw ss. 18 to 23 - Monetary relief to 'person aggrieved'(wife) - An act of domestic violence once committed, subsequent decree of divorce will not absolve the liability of the respondent from the offence committed or to deny the benefit to which the aggrieved person is entitled under the Domestic Violence Act - Even if it is accepted that the appellant during the pendency of SLP has obtained ex parte Khu/a (divorce) under Muslim Personal Law

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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