Supreme Court of India

MAMTA DEVI versus SANJAY KUMAR

2026 INSC 346

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 4391/2026
Judgment date
2026-04-10
Petitioner / appellant
MAMTA DEVI
Respondent
SANJAY KUMAR
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 346
Other citation
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 503
CNR
ESCR010001262026
Bench / judges
VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Author judge
VIKRAM NATH
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Disposed off
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Challenge by the appellant-wife to the decree of divorce granted to the respondent-husband on the ground of cruelty and desertion.

Headnote excerpt

Hindu Marriage Act, 1956 – ss.13(1) (ia) and 13(1) (ib) – Divorce granted by Family Court holding that the husband had also succeeded in establishing desertion – Appeal preferred by the appellant was dismissed – High Court affirmed the findings recorded by the Family Court as also the decree of divorce – Interference with, if warranted: Held: No – Marriage between the

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