Reena Devi vs Lal Dev Singh - 2023 Supreme(Del) 5451

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2023 Supreme(Del) 5451

SURESH KUMAR KAIT, NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
Reena Devi – Appellant
Versus
Lal Dev Singh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Anil Hooda, Ms. Anju & Mr. Sunny Chauhan, Advocates with Appellant in person.
Ms. Poonam Mendirata & Ms. Somyashree, Advocates with Respondent in person.

JUDGMENT (Oral)

1. An appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 has been filed against the judgment dated 03.05.2023 granting divorce in a petition filed by the respondent/ husband under Section 13 (1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the "the Act, 1955").

2. The facts in brief are that the marriage between the parties was solemnized on 06.06.2010 and one daughter, Tamanna, was born from the said wedlock on 11.04.2011 who is in the custody of the appellant/ wife (Respondent in the Divorce Petition and the appellant in the appeal hereinafter referred to as the "appellant"). However, after their marriage disputes arose between the parties due to which the respondent was forced to leave the company of the appellant on 24.10.2014. He was, thus constrained to file a petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty under Section 13 (1)(ia) of the Act, 1955 on 13.04.2018.

3. According to respondent, after marriage, the respondent noticed that the appellant was spending most of the time with her younger sister Meena and when she came back to him in the bed room rather than talking to him and spending quality time with him, she would talk to her parents