Advocates:
['A GOLLY', '', 'A PETER', 'KH SANTA']

Mat. App. No. 5 of 2021

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DB Item No. 6

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR

AT IMPHAL

Mat.App. No. 5 of 2021

Poonam Devi, aged about 33 years, D/o Rajendra Prasad,

resident of Telipati, near Telipati Temple, P.O. & P.S. Porompat,

Imphal East, Manipur.

…Appellant

- Versus -

Anil Prasad, aged about 41 years, S/o Late Deochand Prasad,

resident of Mantripukhri, P.O. Porompat, P.S. Heingang, District

Imphal East, Manipur.

…Respondent

B E F O R E

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SANJAY KUMAR

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR

For the appellant

:

Mr. A. Golly, Advocate

For the respondent

:

Mr. Kh. Santa, Advocate

Date of Judgment

:

26-05-2022

J U D G M E N T

26-05-2022

Sanjay Kumar (C.J.),

[1]

This appeal, filed under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act,

1984, arises out of the judgment and decree dated 16-01-2020 passed by

the Family Court, Imphal East at Lamphelpat, in Mat. (Div.) Suit No. 49 of

2019. The defendant-wife in the said divorce suit is the appellant. The

respondent-husband filed the suit seeking dissolution of their marriage

under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. By the ex parte

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