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Suman Kapur vs Sudhir Kapur on 7 November, 2008

"It is greatly to be hoped that the courts will resist the temptation to develop detailed and restrictive rules as to habitual residence, which might make it as technical a term of art as common law domicile. The facts and circumstances of each case should continue to be assessed without resort to presumptions or presuppositions." Although that decision was made in the different context of section 5 of the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act i9?3, I follow the judgment of Bush J. in Kapur v. Kapur [1984] F.L.R 920 in holding that there is no real distinction between ordinary residence and habitual residence.
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Ruchi Majoo vs Sanjeev Majoo on 13 May, 2011

In Ruchi Majoo v. Sanjeev Majoo reported in (2011) 6 SCC 479 the Hon'ble Supreme Court was considering whether the Court had jurisdiction to entertain a petition under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 on the basis that the minor was an 'ordinary resident' of New Delhi. At paragraphs 29 and 30, the Court also considered the meaning of the word 'resident'. In this regard the Court stated as follows:
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Jagir Kaur & Another vs Jaswant Singh on 13 February, 1963

In Jagir Kaur v. Jaswant Singh [AIR 1963 SC 1521 : (1963) 2 Cri LJ 413] this Court was dealing with a case under Section 488 CrPC and the question of jurisdiction of the court to entertain a petition for maintenance. The Court noticed a near unanimity of opinion as to what is meant by the use of the word "resides" appearing in the provision and held that "resides" implied something more than a flying visit to, or casual stay at a particular place. The legal position was summed up in the following words: (AIR p. 1524, para 8) "8. ... Having regard to the object sought to be achieved, the meaning implicit in the words used, and the construction placed by decided cases thereon, we would define the word 'resides' thus: a person resides in a ::: Uploaded on - 22/02/2019 ::: Downloaded on - 21/03/2019 00:12:22 ::: kpd 27 / 31 ARBAP-49-2017-PD.doc place if he through choice makes it his abode permanently or even temporarily; whether a person has chosen to make a particular place his abode depends upon the facts of each case."
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