Rakesh Mittal vs Sheetal - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 1178

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 1178

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUDHIR SINGH, SUKHVINDER KAUR
Rakesh Mittal – Appellant
Versus
Sheetal – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Avnish Mittal, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Sumeet Jain, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Sudhir Singh, J.

1. Challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment and decree dated 15.01.2013 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Narnaul (for short the trial Court'), whereby the petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short 'the Act') filed by the appellant-husband, was dismissed.

2. The aforesaid petition had been filed by the appellant-husband, inter-alia, pleading therein that his marriage with the respondent-wife was solemnized on 16.02.2009 as per Hindu rites and out of the said wedlock, a male child was born. At that point, the respondent-wife expressed concerns about their son's education due to her perceived lack of education and progressive mindset in the appellant-husband's family. It was further pleaded that the respondent-wife insisted on moving to Gurgaon for a better environment. On refusal of the appellant-husband citing his well-established business in Narnaul and his unwillingness to leave his family, the respondent-wife began creating problems. Further, the respondent-wife disobeyed him; refused to fulfil her duties; stopped cooking and eventually left Narnaul in May, 2010, taking their son along with her. Despite