Which matrimonial remedy did the Supreme Court consider on the ground of cruelty in N. G. Dastane v. S.…
In N. G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, the Supreme Court considered a claim for judicial separation based on cruelty under the then section 10(1)(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act,…
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Which matrimonial remedy did the Supreme Court consider on the ground of cruelty in N. G. Dastane v. S. Dastane (1975)?
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In N. G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, the Supreme Court considered a claim for judicial separation based on cruelty under the then section 10(1)(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Court examined whether cruelty had been proved and whether it had been condoned.
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Option A
The appeal on cruelty concerned judicial separation. The trial court had rejected the separate nullity claim.
Option B
The Supreme Court considered cruelty as a ground of judicial separation under section 10(1)(b) as it then stood.
Option C
The judgment’s issue was judicial separation on cruelty, not restitution of conjugal rights.
Option D
The case was contested and did not concern a joint petition for mutual-consent divorce.
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