Uttarakhand High Court Fines Husband for Misleading Wife in Divorce Case
Shruti Mahapatra
The Uttarakhand High Court fined a husband ₹1 lakh for misleading his wife into signing divorce summons without her knowledge, setting aside the ex-parte divorce decree.
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