Overview

• A division bench of Justices Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Sandipkumar C. More set aside a Family Court’s August 17, 2023 dismissal and declared the marriage null and void.
• The court relied on a government medical board member’s evidence that the wife’s cerebral palsy has been present since birth and is not curable.
• It held that suppression of the condition by the wife’s family before the April 2018 wedding amounted to fraud permitting nullity under Section 12(1)(c).
• The judgment notes the couple cohabited for about six to seven months before the wife began living with her parents.
• Reports diverge on alimony, with Indian Express saying the woman can seek permanent alimony and LiveLaw stating the court did not address financial relief.