Supreme Court of India

Krishnaveni Rai v. Pankaj Rai & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 682
Bench Indira Banerjee and M.R. Shah JJ.
Decided 19 February 2020

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: ss.5, 11, 15 – Claim for maintenance by appellant-wife – Plea of respondent-husband that appella nt was not entitled to maintenance since their marriage was a null ity having taken place while an appeal by appellant against decree of d ivorce against her first husband was still pending – The s aid appeal by wife against first husband was filed almost one year after the expiry of limitation period – Whether second marriage perfor med during the pendency of an appeal from a decree of divorce a null ity, even though there were no stay of operation of the decree – Held:

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