N.Ranjini v. Somu Jayachandran
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CMA No. 554 of 2023, decided 24-04-2026, coram C.V. Karthikeyan J. (author) and K. Rajasekar J. S. Ranjini (appellant/wife, counsel G.RM. Palaniappan) v. Somu Jayachandran (respondent/husband, counsel K. Venkatasubban). Appeal under Section 28 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 r/w Section 19 Family Court Act, 1984 against Family Court, Tiruvannamalai order dated 22-11-2022 in HMOP No. 208 of 2020 dismissing divorce petition under Section 13(1)(i-a) Hindu Marriage Act (cruelty). Key phrases: cruelty allegations raised after nine-year delay, no evidence of protest 2009-2018, continued cohabitation, vague allegations of drinking and porn films, no triggering incident. Result: appeal dismissed, no costs; divorce refused.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed with no costs; the Family Court's order dismissing the divorce petition stands uninterfered with.