2026:CGHC:1136-DB Digitally signed by HARNEET HARNEET KAUR AFR KAUR Date:

2026.01.10

11:43:26 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR First Appeal (M) No. 81 of 2019 Smt. Laxmi Verma W/o Shri Ghanshyam Verma Aged About 30 Years D/o Balaram Verma Agedabout 30 Years, Presently R/at C/o Ajay, Verma Housingh Board Colony, Kohka, Near Water Tank, Bhilai, Tahisl And District Durg Chhattisgarh., District :

Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant/Defendant versus Ghanshyam Verma S/o Santram Verma Aged About 32 Years R/o Shankarpur, Ward Nao.7, Rajnandgaon, Tahsil And District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent/Plaintiff For Appellant : Mr. P.R. Patankar assisted by Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Rakesh Thakur, Advocate DB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Judgment On Board

08.01.2026 Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. Invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Section 19(1) of Family Court Act, 1984 read with Section 28 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter, the Act of 1955), the appellant/defendant has preferred this appeal against the impugned judgment and decree dated 10/01/2019 (Annexur