Salil Dhawan vs Priyanshi Ghai - 2026 Supreme(SC) 624

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2026 Supreme(SC) 624

VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Salil Dhawan – Appellant
Versus
Priyanshi Ghai – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, AOR Ms. Pragya Barsaiyan, Adv. Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Adv. Ms. Nitya Jain, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Anurag Kishore, AOR Ms. Ritika Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Lakhan Kumar Mishra, Adv. Mr. Tejas Patel, AOR

JUDGMENT :

VIKRAM NATH, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The present appeal arises out of the judgment and order dated 3rd October 2024 passed by the High Court of Allahabad in First Appeal No. 930/2024, whereby the High Court dismissed the husband's appeal and upheld the order of the Family Court dismissing the divorce petition.

3. The facts giving rise to the present appeal are as follows:

3.1. The marriage between the appellant-husband and the respondent-wife was solemnised on 19th April 2017, in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies.

3.2. The appellant-husband is an officer in the Indian Army, and the respondent-wife is a qualified doctor (B.D.S.) ¹[Bachelor of Dental Surgery.].

3.3. Owing to marital discord, the respondent-wife moved out of the matrimonial home. She attributed the breakdown of the marriage to the appellant-husband's alleged adultery.

3.4. On 30th April 2018, the respondent-wife made an application before the Army Authorities seeking monthly maintenance under Section 90(i) of the Army Act, 1950. An order was accordingly passed, and deductions were made at source from the appellant-husband's salary until September 2019.

3.5. On 1st October 2018, alleging mental and physical