{"id":105141,"date":"2009-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sujatha-s-pai-vs-t-sadanand-pai-on-20-april-2009"},"modified":"2017-07-11T00:27:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T18:57:47","slug":"sujatha-s-pai-vs-t-sadanand-pai-on-20-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sujatha-s-pai-vs-t-sadanand-pai-on-20-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sujatha S Pai vs T Sadanand Pai on 20 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sujatha S Pai vs T Sadanand Pai on 20 April, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: K.L.Manjunath & B.V.Nagarathna<\/div>\n
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. 1165.2OC35\n\nful\ufb01l his matrimonial obiigations and all his attempte to\n\nget the responcient back have been went in  \n\nthe circumstances he filed the   \n\nrestitution of conjugal rights.\n\n4. After the service of  \ufb01'e111_the  the L'\n\nrespondent apmaretlx    with<\/pre>\n
the petitioner. But  marriage they
\nstayed at I}e:zf .\u00a7,.h1′;q1.V}$2?x;\u00e9’\u00a7if%11′;na.var, as there
\nwas no    The petitioner
\n of his mental disahiiitjr’.\n<\/p>\n
He vsfas  in April 1993 for mental<\/p>\n
disabiii1:\u00a7F” ‘.1′,Vi\\;i.\u00a7=x.,_!l:”:’ai\u00bbLV Hospital, Udupi where he was<\/p>\n
 V’  .  fer ei\ufb01ht\ufb01aye as an in-patient. After discharge<\/p>\n
‘    tablets. But only after marriage, the<\/p>\n
 came to know that he was mentally<\/p>\n
 AA dis\u00e9bied, despite that she er:>~eperateci with the<\/p>\n
 * pefitioner and three months after marriage, they set up<\/p>\n
 a house at Brahmavar Where the petitioner sta:rte<:1<\/p>\n
hamesing her by abusing her in \ufb01lthy language and
\nbeating her and giving faiee complaints about her to her<\/p>\n
mether. For about six mrmths she stayed toiera13'11g his<\/p>\n
9\/<\/p>\n
:~o'A.me.1;:e5.2oo5<\/p>\n
mentai and physical torture, but on coining to _i\u00a7now<\/p>\n
that he was having an i\ufb02icit relationship with"<\/p>\n
lady, she returned to her parents house   <\/p>\n
The petitioner did not "visit her aftef tie livery, <\/p>\n
The petitioner not only had __ tezit\ufb02iiae' <\/p>\n
the habit of consuming liquofanci  not;  any <\/p>\n
love and affection tow"ax~tis  "  I'<\/p>\n
5. Under     i no alternative
\nbut to resjitiev   Tnefe is no chance of
\ntheir ii_*:ii3.g_   and wife. Hence, she<\/p>\n
sougiiffoi’    <\/p>\n
o.  in  of his; case, the petitioner examined<\/p>\n
it   got marked Ex.P1 and P2 while the<\/p>\n
   herself as KW. 1.\n<\/p>\n
 “I.  the basis of the above material the Family<\/p>\n
 named the following points tor its consideration:<\/p>\n
i) Whether the petitioner proves that the
\nrespondent has deserted Without any
\nrveaeonabie cause?\n<\/p>\n
ii) Whether the respondent proves that
\nthere has been reasonable cause to<\/p>\n
\/it<\/p>\n
\/.\n<\/p>\n
ME:’A.NO.l1E35.2005
\n_ 6 …\n<\/p>\n
withdraw from the society of the<\/p>\n
petitioner? V ” 9\n<\/p>\n
iii) Whether the petitioner is entitled <\/p>\n
restitution of conjugal rights?   I K\n<\/p>\n
iv) ‘ What order?\n<\/p>\n
The l:\u00ab”amily Court: answered”‘pointJ,’.Not,1 A’  <\/p>\n
affirmative and Point   and
\nallowed the petition  of eeslitu\ufb02on of
\nconjugal rightsA;_and  ieepoggeient to join the<\/p>\n
petitioner  ‘_Vo1_ie   date of said<\/p>\n
 ” *   lhe said Judgntient and-\n<\/p>\n
i.)ecree ttle~  has preferred this appeal.<\/p>\n
  ‘llave\ufb02 the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
   and learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
 lens band.\n<\/p>\n
   It” submitted on behalf of the appellant that the<\/p>\n
l’   Court failed to appreciate that the<\/p>\n
 “Tespondent\/husband was suffering from mental<\/p>\n
ciisorder and that he had taken trmtzxxent as impatient<\/p>\n
\/’4\/<\/p>\n
Iv\u00a7J:’A.Nc>. 1165.2{i{35
\n.. 8 ..\n<\/p>\n
mammoniai home. Hence he was constrained to file the<\/p>\n
petition seeking restitution of conjugal rights, <\/p>\n
been rightly snowed. He therefore, requests;”‘tiiis~  _<\/p>\n
to dismiss the appeal. _ ~ —- ‘<\/p>\n
11. Having regard to the abofie sub;11issief;”  <\/p>\n
point that arises for our considefatien is e;s_s’tov1%7Iic:ti’;e:’rV.V<\/p>\n
the judment and decree of Lem!  any V’<\/p>\n
irxterferenee in this     <\/p>\n
12x ;;V\u00a7\u00abpe_  _of this case are that the
\nparU’es’ w_eie maeied:””oeeTI”24V;3..r}.993. That after the birth of the<\/p>\n
   zrespondeef who is the appellant herein did not<\/p>\n
A  matrimerxial fold. That since the year<\/p>\n
1994, t\ufb01ee\u00e9amies have not resided together and despite<\/p>\n
   iega; Iieizices issued to the respondent, she did not<\/p>\n
   to the company of her husband and hence, the<\/p>\n
T ” “petition for restitution of conjugal rights was filed in the<\/p>\n
year 1998. Though there was more than two years of<\/p>\n
separation between the parties, the petitioner has not<\/p>\n
0<\/span>
\njib<\/p>\n
i’=’ih?~’3.No.3.3.\u00a3\u00e95.Z:\u20ac)\u20ac\u00a75
\n..  ..\n<\/p>\n
sought for disseiutien of marriage by a decree of<\/p>\n
divorce. but on the other hand, has  for<\/p>\n
restitution of conjugal rights. Under the <\/p>\n
the intention of the petitioner is apparent _Ai_nesIi1i..1cii as 2 <\/p>\n
he is intereeted in continuing with ..  ‘Vt. e <\/p>\n
13. Under Section 9 of  __   ‘<\/p>\n
either of the spouees ,reaeoI1abie excuse
\nwithdraws from the   then a petition
\n\u00abcould be   restitution<\/p>\n
of conjugnai   on being satis\ufb01ed with<\/p>\n
the  of  made in such petition and<\/p>\n
that therei\u00e9s not C why the appiimxion should<\/p>\n
     pass a decree of restitution of<\/p>\n
 ‘  accordingly. The explanation pertains to<\/p>\n
  proving reasonable excuee for Withdrawal<\/p>\n
 from  Veoeiety of the other spouse or the party who<\/p>\n
A 5.’ hee\u00abA_withdrawn fmm the society. The basis for enioreing<\/p>\n
”  restitution of conjugal rights is the right of a spouse to<\/p>\n
consortium of the other spouse and where the other
\nspouse had abandoned or Witiildrawn from the society of<\/p>\n
the aggrieved spouse without reasonable excuse or just<\/p>\n
3:4<\/p>\n
5,\u00bb<\/p>\n
Mi:’A.No.116E\u00a7.;EiO(J5\n<\/p>\n
— 10 –\n<\/p>\n
cause, ‘ the court should. grant a decree of restitution.<\/p>\n
This motion must however be read with Secti91i._ 233; of<\/p>\n
the Act which imposes a duty on the  _<\/p>\n
into and pass a decree for restitution of   V. <\/p>\n
after satisfying itself about   hes<\/p>\n
approached the court having a   ;\n<\/p>\n
resume matrimoniai’   Iender his
\nduties of   ‘who resist the
\npetition must: veoweves’ if:  ” ‘Jthere was a
\n   withdrawal from
\nthe   that the petitioner by
\ntaking ‘ own wrong or any disability<\/p>\n
is emtitleci .1:et’I1ev’i’e1ief under Section 9. A husband<\/p>\n
 ims   to require his wife to live with him<\/p>\n
  choose to I’6Sid6 and unless there are<\/p>\n
speeiai—Veirxiiamsrsnees, the court carmet absolve the wife-<\/p>\n
‘   fi”L’;iE1\u00a7} discharging her corresponding duty. The injtiai<\/p>\n
 ef proving that the respondent has witheut:<\/p>\n
 Teasenabie excuse withdrawn from the seciety of the<\/p>\n
petitioner obviously rests can the petitioner, but the<\/p>\n
burden ef proving reasonable excuse is on the<\/p>\n
\/ii”\/5<\/p>\n
Exa-\n<\/p>\n
Mr’i~:.N0.’i’i65.2{}05<\/p>\n
..  ..\n<\/p>\n
respondent. The reasons for the one  to
\nwithdraw from the other spouse must be <\/p>\n
weighty.\n<\/p>\n
14. in the case of Revanne …y’\/3:’ ” <\/p>\n
reported in AJR we? Mysore 165′, ii; h}as<\/p>\n
reasonable excuse contemVp1ei:ec\u00a3 in. be” ‘<\/p>\n
one which would afierd t11e”‘_gi\u00a7e1ii’w_l eit’he’\u00a3~ \ufb02ak’ judiciai
\nseparation or for nu\ufb02iifjv of pr fbr divorce.<\/p>\n
Keeping the  the evidence on<\/p>\n
record   Id <\/p>\n
\u00a35.  as WV. 1. He has stated<\/p>\n
 s\ufb01zer  they resided at Brahmavar in a<\/p>\n
.  aeeeeamoda\ufb01on 1?)!’ about six to seven months.<\/p>\n
   the respondent ieit tbr her parental<\/p>\n
heeee “vfe1.” Seemanttm ceremony and on 24.3.1994 she<\/p>\n
 V’ V. gave  to a maie ehiici. ‘i’he3neafter when he visited<\/p>\n
uAte request her to return, she refused. Hence he got<\/p>\n
 “a legal notice issued which is; marked as h2x.PI and<\/p>\n
Ex.i~’2 is the aclmowiecigment of the receipt of the said
\nlegai notice. He is willing to reside with the 1’f3’$p(}\u00a51\u20aclt3i1t<\/p>\n
i\u00e9<\/p>\n
f~\u20aci:’A.l’vIr:>. 1l6S.2\u20ac}{)5
\n.. 32 ..\n<\/p>\n
as her husband and he has discharged his obiigations<\/p>\n
as a husband. According to him, after marriage<\/p>\n
never resided in his in—la.w’$ house and <\/p>\n
sound mental health. in 1994 he  to es :<\/p>\n
hospital as his brotherminmlavif hw\u00e9lin fi\u00bbli’it; .:  iii’:<\/p>\n
respect of which he had else givez\ufb02\u00e9z  L.<\/p>\n
He has no bad habits and has “cavtE_1sed any
\ncruelty’ to his wife.’ “\u00e9-iiie 5.w8.=:;_=s  at the temple
\npremises and in the eve\ufb01tfof :v,:etuI11, he would<\/p>\n
take up 3,.     lie V\ufb01fi\u00e9fefsre, sought fer<\/p>\n
16.  in  V_er0ss~exaV\ufb01\u00a7:ix1ation he has stated that in<\/p>\n
.’ V’  g}a:\ufb011C’19;;e”– ” 3,? 2900 he\ufb01\u00e9\u00e9is residing at the temple and not in<\/p>\n
  hisu V  address at the native place. Before<\/p>\n
Iharriage he was Working as a. Pigmy agent fer<\/p>\n
  Bank, but because of the complairzt made<\/p>\n
  {he respondent’s i’a2:1:niiy that he had stolen things<\/p>\n
 ‘V   the house, the be nk did not permit him to function<\/p>\n
as 3 Pigny agent. 111 April 1994 he was a\ufb01mitteci to<\/p>\n
‘i’.M.A.Pai Hospital for three days, but not on account of<\/p>\n
Mi*’A.i\\iondent
\nand cause harassment   Stated that he
\nhad given a   Because he was
\nbeaten   V?\u00e9tl\u00a71’v\u00e9ndorsement that he
\nmust    Civil Court. From
\nthe re\ufb01t”  “\ufb01spondent took away all the<\/p>\n
aI’tic:ics._    jointly. He had got<\/p>\n
 “iss\ufb01ad ‘4’\u20acwo”” zjgoticeslw when he went to see his sen, he<\/p>\n
I  tl\ufb01emafter he did not visit his in–laws’<\/p>\n
house.  did not return \ufb01om her parental home:<\/p>\n
  }z:ftcj_1′ ;birth of the child. But that he i3 ready to look<\/p>\n
  ‘alftcrtler if she ratmwas to the matrimonial heme.<\/p>\n
17. As opposed to the avidence 9:” Fwd, RW3 has<\/p>\n
stated that after marriage fur $a-ven days they lived in<\/p>\n
the pet.it:iner’s native place. ‘i’hereaft:e:r they lived at<\/p>\n
2%<\/p>\n
\u00a3*’1b’;’–&.1’=\u20ac<:2.'l,1%.65.2{i(}S
\n..  ..\n<\/p>\n
Avianipal for a month and then they lived for another<\/p>\n
month at her parents house, then KW.1 <\/p>\n
advance and got a rented premises and iived.’ <\/p>\n
months. At that time the petitioner  .,  <\/p>\n
would not allow her to go to  <\/p>\n
drink and threaten her wit’n_a  But ‘os\u00a7;d%”—as _<\/p>\n
pay the rents of the     the
\nnecessary things fo1*-.._.\u00a3E1e ‘But the petitioner
\nthrew her out.v_aiong.~w:ith ‘he3.E.’_’ ‘When she was<\/p>\n
pregnatxt. .      ‘  feel iike residing<\/p>\n
with   she went away to her
\n ‘\u00a39194 she gave birth to her son,<\/p>\n
but;  eot come to see him. He did not<\/p>\n
    :in>’\u00a3f;eneve\u00a7; he was requested to attend the re\u00bb<\/p>\n
   He gave complaint against her.\n<\/p>\n
After her  she came to know the petitioner was<\/p>\n
Vt   no:  sound. in the last week of April 1993, she<\/p>\n
;\u00a7V1eci got him admitted at ‘i’.M.A.Pai Hospital for ten days.<\/p>\n
V’  Brien before marriage he was suffering from mental<\/p>\n
illness, but without diseiosing the same, the petitioner<\/p>\n
got married to her. She is not wiiiing to reside with him.<\/p>\n
2<\/span><\/p>\n
P\u00e9h’A.N0. 11eS.;.’\u00ab;{so5
\n..  ..\n<\/p>\n
it is not true that the petitioner would look after her and<\/p>\n
as weii as her child. He does not even have a hojuee’<\/p>\n
he does not have the capacity to look    _<\/p>\n
child.\n<\/p>\n
18. in her cross-examination ehe :_n.ae <\/p>\n
marriage, they lived toga-!;_k1erV” ‘-for V\ufb02aifeej  ><\/p>\n
thereafter she went to he:_:i-;3:aI*e_r1ts.’  ‘end the
\npetitioner went to  has denied that
\nthough the pe\u20acitione:””iec\u00a7’uested_  times, to join
\nhim, ifeeide The petitioner used to
\nbeat iier    ill, but she has not given<\/p>\n
any  to,  ‘police about his harassment. He<\/p>\n
 V.  _ wai\u00a7j\u00a7d;\u00bb_A.eiways Ai\u00e9emmld money from her and she would<\/p>\n
   that he had no proper Work. tie did not<\/p>\n
ieek  net. Their marriage was an arranged<\/p>\n
 marriage, but the petitioner did not disclose about his<\/p>\n
  illness to her and her family members. She has<\/p>\n
   frowever admitted that she has documents to Show that<\/p>\n
he is mentaily iii. In the year 1993 Manipal Hespitai
\nhad issued said document. She has also denied that<\/p>\n
she has not \ufb02ied any petition seeking divorce anti she<\/p>\n
Hl:1A.l’~$o.11t35.;ZOU5<\/p>\n
..’_}_E3_<\/p>\n
has also denied that she is earning salary and.__the<\/p>\n
petitioner has no job and thereibre, she is V.<\/p>\n
in joining her husband.\n<\/p>\n
19. From the material on\u00bb—it”\u00e9.s evi\u20ac:i\u20ac:!1:t”tl’1atl the <\/p>\n
marriage between the  an
\nand that within a yea.tf.oi’   had a
\nmale child aJ:1d__the    is that the
\nrespondent4_Vci.:iel;*lot  fold after
\nthe    was no justifiable
\n  to otithdraw herself from the
\n According to the mtitzioner,<\/p>\n
befogife  eras working as a pigmy agent at<\/p>\n
  But on account of the complaints<\/p>\n
 made VV’o\u00a7_~v_v.the'”i\u00a7eeponclent’s family that he had stolen<\/p>\n
V ~V  the house, the bank did not permit him to<\/p>\n
 ” ., iiioetioia as a pigny agent. He also admitted that Zoe<\/p>\n
lwaehixa hospital in the month of April 1\u20ac~)\u20ac:%=’?;\u00bb, but not on<\/p>\n
‘V  account of any mental illll\ufb01’-‘S’.”:.\u00bb. He has stated that he is<\/p>\n
ready to look after the respondent and the child,<\/p>\n
p1’o*-eczied she returns to the matrimonial fold. According<\/p>\n
M1t’A.N. 11\u20ac\u00bb5.2{}\u20ac}5<\/p>\n
_’i’?….\n<\/p>\n
to the petidoner, there is no justifiable reason for her to<\/p>\n
withdraw herself from the company of the <\/p>\n
However, the ease of the respondent     ”<\/p>\n
petitioner used to harass her axjdwthat’ he  to<\/p>\n
drinking habit and that she’   <\/p>\n
matrimonial home during   he ‘V<\/p>\n
did not visit her ai’ter.the_  ‘V’I’I1.i:a’.t he was
\nadmitted to TMA Pa;   and he
\nhas not    respondent and
\nbecause    to beat her and
\n  work and did not look
\nafter hex’,   a. salary, whereas the<\/p>\n
petitgiotoer has no’ ‘j1ob’V’a11.d for the aforesaid reasons, she<\/p>\n
Viixstnot.  in joining her husband.<\/p>\n
 On.”ap\u00a7reeia\ufb01on of evidence on record, it is<\/p>\n
\u00a7*..,app\u00abaren1:; that the parties had cordial conjugal<\/p>\n
V”:V’.re\u00a3ettionship inasmuch as the respondent \ufb01ve birth to a<\/p>\n
K  _\u00bbv_\u00a3(iale eniid Within a year of marriage. That the<\/p>\n
petitioner was working as a pigmjs; agent in Corporation
\nI:-tank. But subsequentiy, he lost the said job. it is also
\napparent that the respondent is working and has an<\/p>\n
,5<\/p>\n
Mis’A.N0. 1;E.t35.2OC}5<\/p>\n
_.’i8…\n<\/p>\n
income at the time of giving evidence, but the petitioner<\/p>\n
has no income, and that they are residing<\/p>\n
einoe the year 1994 after the birth of  viffhe  <\/p>\n
that the respondent has  that <\/p>\n
used to abuse her and  and  <\/p>\n
drinking cannot in our
\ncause for the  ax\u00e9dff  the
\ncompany of the   fact that the
\nparties haw”;    one year and
\nduring  V’  wrespondent conceived
\nand 1   –1:taede child. Under the
\n the allegations made by the<\/p>\n
resnondent ‘\u00e9;t\u00a2.V_VVe’gai\u00a7ist the petitioner with regard to<\/p>\n
   and the petitioner being addicted to<\/p>\n
  be’ beiieved. As far as the petitioner<\/p>\n
  a mental disorder is concerned, though<\/p>\n
K ‘V V’  “Lh.<a._.AreVe';)ondeI1t has contended that he was admitted to<\/p>\n
 Pei Hospital for mentai iliness and that he was<\/p>\n
Ad  under meamtion, but in the face of denial of the said<\/p>\n
fact by the petitzioner, no corroborative or independent<\/p>\n
documentary evidence has been produced by the<\/p>\n
M}:'A.No.1165.2fJ{}5
\n_ 19 _
\nrespondent in support of the said fact. Under the<\/p>\n
circumstances, we are uneble to hold that the<\/p>\n
respondent has a justifiable reason to \\aarit.t1c\u00a31'_:3e.s_2}:"\u00ab:fb_hI't-;*.1vn<\/p>\n
company of the petitioner on account of_.'4".i=1_is4A =<\/p>\n
21. with regard to the assaultV’\u00bbsaiti”toe’ Ijmaefe<\/p>\n
by the respondent agamst the petjthionery: no  L’<\/p>\n
corroborative evidence to _\u00bband’r1ei.t\u00a3A’1er3has the<\/p>\n
respondent stated  T-she  against the<\/p>\n
peti’t;iooer~   ‘- V’ \ufb02;>oiioe’\u00a3station. On the other
\nhand,    that he had compiained<\/p>\n
against the-\u00ab\u00e9ioefoie Brahmavar Police Station<\/p>\n
 V,   “@I::~admitted by respondent. According<\/p>\n
 to Tthe”–mti.tio’r1er, he was constrained to give such a<\/p>\n
 the respondent because, she had<\/p>\n
“v..,assan’iteti the sister of the petitioner when the<\/p>\n
Vtgeeno’-ndent was staying away \ufb01om the company of the<\/p>\n
K  ‘petitioner, we find that there was no justifiable reason<\/p>\n
 for the rwpondent to commit assault. )3<\/p>\n
ivf1f’A.N. ‘i’_if:i~Er.L\u00a73GG5<\/p>\n
the aspect regarding mental disorder if any, of___ the<\/p>\n
petitioner, would also have been considesoeti<\/p>\n
therefore, we \ufb01nd that the so calied beha\ufb01ozsi   <\/p>\n
of the petitioner could have  \u00abth_e’._  for–f[ti’ic<\/p>\n
respondent to withdraw   :\n<\/p>\n
petitioner. On the ot!1er”‘vs\u00ab,i:iand, V. We  the’<\/p>\n
respondent has    of the
\npetitioner because   ~iiisie:oridng and is
\nesrrning andf     no job and no
\nincome.   in our View be<\/p>\n
jt1sti1″iob1e.”’ – 1 Inn<\/p>\n
24. in feet;    who is the husband of the<\/p>\n
 V.   is in  straits and in financial ciii\ufb01cuity<\/p>\n
 ‘of1″   jobless, then it is the duty of the<\/p>\n
\u00a7i;eife’iwI1o’  tirorking and earning an income to provide<\/p>\n
 for  ‘gpetitioner, rather than withdrawing from his<\/p>\n
“ii 3: and making faise alle\ufb01tions against the<\/p>\n
K  gjetitioner so as to justify her Withdrawal. in View of the<\/p>\n
aforesaid reasons and taicing into consideration the<\/p>\n
reasons assigned by the Family (Jourt, we dismiss the<\/p>\n
\/3<\/p>\n
9;\/\/.’<\/p>\n
M\u00a7’\ufb01a.No.l165.2(J()5<\/p>\n
appeal and uphold the direction given by the Famiijv<\/p>\n
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