Shyama Devi, W/o. Late Shri Mundrika Prasad Patel vs Sangeeta Patel, D/o. Late Shri Mundrika Prasad Patel

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2025 Supreme(Chh) 246

IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL, SANJAY KUMAR JAISWAL
Shyama Devi, W/o. Late Shri Mundrika Prasad Patel – Appellant
Versus
Sangeeta Patel, D/o. Late Shri Mundrika Prasad Patel – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Viprasen Agrawal, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. Parag Kotecha, Advocate, Mr. Sudhir Kumar Bajpai, Advocate.

Table of Content
1. challenge to family court's decree (Para 1 , 3 , 8)
2. marriage solemnization details and implications (Para 4 , 21 , 24)
3. arguments on suit maintainability (Para 9 , 10)
4. jurisdiction of family courts on matrimonial status (Para 17 , 18)
5. witness testimonies supporting marriage claim (Para 22 , 23)
6. dismissal of appeal and affirming family court decree (Para 26 , 27)

JUDGMENT :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with judgment & decree dated 14-10-2022 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Manendragarh, District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur in Civil Suit No.94A/2019, the appellants herein namely, Shyama Devi – original defendant No.2 i.e. appellant No.1 herein and appellants No.2 to 5 herein who were added with the leave of the court, have preferred this appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, questioning the said judgment & decree by which the Family Court has decreed the suit filed by the original plaintiffs declaring that the original plaintiff No.1 was the legally wedded wife of Late Shri Mundrika Prasad Patel and plaintiff No.2 Sangeeta Patel is the daughter out of their wedlock.

2. Original plaintiff No.1 Shyama Devi