Supreme Court of India

Kunapareddy @ Nookala Shanka Balaji v. Kunapareddy Swarna Kumar! & Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 2 S.C.R. 608

Bench A.K. Sikri J.

Decided 18 April 2016

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