Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda

insc-2024-1014 Supreme Court of India 19 December 2024 • TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) NO.278 OF 2023 • 65 min read

Judges (2)

B.V. Nagarathna Delivered Pankaj Mithal Coram

Parties (2)

Rinku Baheti Petitioner Sandesh Sharda Respondent

Case Significance

Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 19, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-1014). The wife sought transfer of a divorce petition filed by her husband from Bhopal to Pune, while the husband sought dissolution of marriage on grounds of irretrievable breakdown. The Supreme Court exercised Article 142 powers to grant a decree of divorce, directing the husband to pay Rs. 12 crores as permanent alimony within one month, and quashed multiple criminal cases filed by the wife against the husband. The bench comprised Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.V. Nagarathna.

Summary

The wife sought transfer of a divorce petition filed by her husband from Bhopal to Pune, while the husband sought dissolution of marriage on grounds of irretrievable breakdown. The Supreme Court exercised Article 142 powers to grant a decree of divorce, directing the husband to pay Rs. 12 crores as permanent alimony within one month, and quashed multiple criminal cases filed by the wife against the husband.

What was the outcome of Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda?

The wife sought transfer of a divorce petition filed by her husband from Bhopal to Pune, while the husband sought dissolution of marriage on grounds of irretrievable breakdown. The Supreme Court exerc...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-1014)