IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL DHAGAT &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 28 OF OCTOBER, 2025 FIRST APPEAL No. 101 of 2017 SMT. EKTA NIGAM Versus SHEKHAR NIGAM AND OTHERS Appearance:

Smt. P. L. Shrivastava - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Kaustubh Shankaer Jha - Advocate for the respondent No.1.

ORDER Per: Justice B. P. Sharma This First Appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act arises out of a common judgment and decree of divorce passed by the Family Court, Jabalpur on 06.01.2017 in Civil Suit No. 273A/2013 (suit originally instituted at Bangalore and later on transferred to Jabalpur), whereby trial court decreed the suit filed by the respondent No.1/husband, Shekhar Nigam (hereinafter “the respondent”) for dissolution of marriage under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on the grounds of cruelty and adultery and dismissed C.S. No.156A/2013 filed by the appellant/wife for restitution of conjugal rights.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the marriage between the appellant/wife and the respondent/husband was solemnized on 20.11.2009 according to Hindu rites and ritual at Jabalpur and after marriage appel