Bombay High Court Sets Aside Family Court Order Dismissing Wife's Divorce Petition as Res Judicata, Holding Dubai Divorce Decree Not Conclusive. The court ruled that a foreign divorce granted by a court lacking jurisdiction under the parties' personal law and not adjudicated on merits cannot bar a subsequent petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and Section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
11 Aug 2017The appeal arose from the order of the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai, which dismissed the wife's petition for divorce, maintenance, and accommodation...
