Dr Sunil Kumar v. Dr Archana
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Delhi set aside orders of the Family Court that barred a doctor-petitioner from filing a written statement in a divorce proceeding due to delay. Allowing liberal approach for family disputes over rigid compliance, the Court directed the petitioner to pay costs for the delay before filing.
What did the court decide?
The impugned orders closing the right to file the written statement are set aside; petitioner directed to pay costs of Rs.20,000 before the Trial Court; written statement to be taken on record upon pa