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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SATHISH NINAN, P.KRISHNA KUMAR
Kizhakkayi Dasan – Appellant
Versus
KuniYil Cheerootty – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to decree of relationship. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. marriage and divorce claims asserted. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court proceedings and remand explained. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. customary divorce and relevant statutory provisions. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. evidence requirements for establishing customs. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 6. requirement of specific details in custom claims. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. evidence presented regarding customary divorce. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 8. insufficient evidence to prove custom. (Para 24 , 25) |
| 9. effect of void marriage on legitimacy and maintenance. (Para 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 10. court's final orders on appeal and maintenance. (Para 30 , 31) |
JUDGMENT :
The decree declaring the respondents herein as the wife and daughter of the appellant, is under challenge in this appeal.
3. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of this case are as follows: The parties belong to the Hindu Thiyya community. The respondents contended that the first among them, Cheerootty, married the appellant, Dasan, on 23.10.1988, in accordance with the religious customs prevailing in their community, and that the second respondent was born in the wedlock on 30.11.1989. They alleged that Chee
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