Amarendra Samal vs Sunita Das @ Samal

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2024 Supreme(Ori) 137

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ARINDAM SINHA, M.S.SAHOO
Amarendra Samal – Appellant
Versus
Sunita Das @ Samal – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. S. Chakravarty, Advocate

Table of Content
1. appeal filed against family court judgment. (Para 1 , 2)
2. grounds for mental cruelty established. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
3. false allegations constitute mental cruelty. (Para 7)
4. divorce granted on grounds of cruelty. (Para 8)
5. appeal allowed and disposed of. (Para 9)

JUDGMENT :

ARINDAM SINHA, J.

1. Mr. Chakravarty, learned advocate appears on behalf of appellant-husband and submits, the appeal be heard. His client is aggrieved by judgment dated 7th February, 2023 of the Family Court dismissing his petition for dissolution of the marriage, while directing Rs.10,000/- per month as maintenance for respondent-wife and Rs.4,000/- per month for the minor son.

2. Respondent goes unrepresented. Order sheet bears record of sufficiency of service on she having refused to accept the postal article bearing notice of the appeal. In addition, direction for substituted service was complied with on the notice duly published in the newspaper. Furthermore, we had directed Registry to communicate website copy of our order dated 2nd April, 2024 to Mr. Bijay Kumar Pradhan, learned advocate, Balasore Bar Association and lay note confirming the communication. In this context we reproduce