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2024 Supreme(Bom) 561

B. P. COLABAWALLA, M. M. SATHAYE
Rajeev Ruia – Appellant
Versus
Mahesh Vennalakanti – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
Mr. Dinesh Kumar Seth i/b. Mehul Rathod for the Appellant; Mr. Rohan Kadam a/w Karishma Rao i/b. Pankaj Bhatt for the Respondent, Mr. Rajeev Ruia, Appellant is present.

Table of Content
1. overview of the judicial separation and divorce context (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. details of property ownership and purchase (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. claims made regarding the shared ownership of property (Para 10 , 12 , 13)
4. application of benami transactions act (Para 14 , 16)
5. discussion of evidence and argument on property ownership (Para 18 , 20)
6. ownership disputes hinge on who provided the purchase consideration. (Para 22 , 25 , 30)
7. examination of section 14 of the hindu succession act (Para 37 , 38 , 39)
8. reliance on provisions must be backed by established ownership claims. (Para 41 , 46)
9. conclusions regarding limitation act applicability (Para 51 , 54)
10. court's final ruling and order on the appeal (Para 56 , 60)

JUDGMENT

B.P. Colabawalla, J. -The above Family Court Appeal impugns the Judgment and Decree dated 11th March 2013 passed by the Family Court at Bandra. By the impugned Judgment, the Family Court has:

    (a) dismissed the Petition for judicial separation [under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955] filed by Mrs. Rajeshri V. Mahesh [for short the 'Original Appellant'] against the Respondent;

    (b) decreed the Respondent's counterclaim for divorce under

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