Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Appeal in Property Dispute After Divorce — Order 2 Rule 2 CPC Bar Not Applicable. The court held that a claim for declaration of ownership of a jointly owned flat filed after a divorce decree is not barred by Order 2 Rule 2 CPC as the cause of action for divorce and property relief are distinct....
The appellant-husband and respondent-wife were married in 1967 and had two sons. In 1996-97, they purchased a flat in Mumbai in their joint names. In 2013, the husband filed a divorce petition in Udup...
