Pijush Kanti Das vs Priyanka Rani Das

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2022 Supreme(Tri) 273

T. AMARNATH GOUD, S. G. CHATTOPADHYAY
Pijush Kanti Das – Appellant
Versus
Priyanka Rani Das – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Ms. S. Debbarma, Advocate., for the Appellant(s); Ms. P. Chakraborty, Advocate., for the Respondent(s)

Table of Content
1. background of marriage and prior legal issues. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. allegations of abuse and harassment in marriage. (Para 8)
3. previous court's findings on divorce petition. (Para 9)
4. appeal process and requests by appellant. (Para 10 , 11)
5. consent for divorce and financial arrangements. (Para 12 , 13 , 15 , 16)
6. finalization of divorce decree. (Para 14 , 18)

JUDGMENT

T. Amarnath Gond, J. - This is an appeal filed under Section 28 of the HINDU MARRIAGE ACT , 1955 read with Section 19 of the Family Courts' Act, 1984 against the judgment and decree dated 08.03.2021 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, West Tripura, Agartala in case No.T.S. (Divorce) 385 of 2018, dismissing the divorce petition filed by the appellant.

2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the marriage between the appellant, Sri Pijush Kanti Das was solemnized with the respondent Smt. Priyanka Rani Das on 18.02.2011, as per Hindu rites and customs after observing all formalities of Hindu marriage in the house of the father of the respondent at Madhya Laxmibil. After marriage, both the appellant and the respondent started living together as husband and wife, and from their wedlo