Overview
- Delivering its judgment on December 1, a bench of Justices K. Lakshman and N. R. Nandikonda upheld the Family Court’s 2015 decree dissolving the marriage of Dronamraju Vijaya Lakshmi and Dronamraju Srikanth Phani Kumar.
- The wife’s plea for restitution of conjugal rights was rejected after the court found no possibility of reunion due to long separation and lack of trust.
- The husband must pay Rs 50 lakh to the wife as a full and final settlement covering permanent alimony and maintenance for her and their daughter.
- The amount must be paid within three months, after which the wife and daughter are barred from making further claims against his properties.
- The ruling aims to close a 17-year dispute that included Section 498-A complaints, maintenance petitions, and litigation over a gift deed in favor of their daughter.