Anita W/O. Anand Tambe vs Shri. Anand S/O. Eknath Tambe on 28 February, 2018
In the light of the enunciation of law in Juveria Abdul Majid
Patni vs. Atif Iqbal Mansoori and another, if an act of domestic
violence is committed, subsequent decree of divorce will not absolve
the liability of the husband nor would aggrieved person be denied
under the DV Act. However, in the facts at hand, there is absolutely no
pleadings muchless evidence, to suggest that the petitioner-wife was
subjected to domestic violence at any point in time, and therefore, to
permit the petitioner-wife to prosecute with petition under Section 12
of the DV Act, instituted thirty-three years after the separation and
twenty-seven years after the dissolution of marriage would be a serious
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miscarriage of justice. The conscience of this Court is satisfied, that the
petitioner-wife, whose claim to the relief is entirely predicated on her
financial hardship and the prosperity of her former husband, is abusing
the provisions of the Act by claiming relief thereunder twenty-seven
years after the dissolution of marriage.