Supreme Court of India

Balram Yadav. v. Fulmaniya Yadav

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Reported as [2016] 2 S.C.R. 965
Bench Kurian J.
Decided 27 April 2016

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Family Courts Act, 1984 - ss. 7, 8, 20 -Jurisdiction of family courts - Declaration as to matrimonial status - Held: Declaration as to validity of both marriage and matrimonial status of a person is within exclusive jurisdiction of the Family Court - It does not matter whether it is an affirmative relief or negative relief Allowing the appeal, the Conrt HELD: Under Section 7(1) Explanation (b) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, a Suit or a proceeding for·a declaration as to the validity of both. marriage and.-n-imonial status of a person is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Family Court,

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