Supreme Court of India

Nitaben Dinesh Patel v. Dinesh Dahyabhai Patel

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Reported as [2021] 8 S.C.R. 618
Bench M. R. Shah and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 7 October 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, t he present appeals succeed in part.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – s.23A – Proceedings for divorce or judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rig hts – Counter- claim for relief – Scope – Held: By way of counter claim, the respondent in any proceedings for divorce or judicia l separation or restitution of conjugal rights can pray for relief b y way of counter claim only those reliefs which can be prayed and/or granted un der the Hindu Marriage Act – The respondent to such proceedings can pray for reliefs only by way of counter claim and that to o between the petitioner and the respondent – No relief can be prayed qua a third

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