S.RAVINDRA BHAT, DEEPA SHARMA
RENU YADAV – Appellant
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ARUN SINGH YADAV – Respondent
DEEPA SHARMA, J.
1. This is a respondent wife’s appeal, under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, questioning the decree and order for dissolution of marriage by a Family Court, on the grounds spelt out by Sections 13 (1) (i-a) and (i-b) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (“the Act”) on a petition preferred by the husband.
2. The facts necessary to decide the appeal are that the parties got married on 21.04.2002 at New Delhi and were blessed with a son-Aditya, on 16.07.2003. They resided together in premises belonging to the appellant’s mother-in-law-who used to work as a government teacher in Haryana. The mother in law retired from service on 31.08.2006. The appellant’s husband, his father and brothers lived in the matrimonial home, besides her. She was the eldest daughter in law in the house. The household did not employ any maid-servant. The husband claimed divorce on the ground that the wife was claiming one fourth share in the residential house or Rs. 20 lakhs in lieu of that and used to pressurize him to live separately from his parents and other family members. It was alleged that she also refused to cook food and do the household chores and that she was in the habit of pi
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