{"id":3479,"date":"2020-07-03T16:02:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T16:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/?p=3479"},"modified":"2021-01-17T05:55:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T05:55:33","slug":"suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Suggesting a false statement is a ground for divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Barathkumar K M | Sastra Deemed to be University Thanjavur&nbsp;| 3rd July 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6a224551099a2\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a224551099a2\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Asha_Qureshi_Vs_Afaq_Qureshi\" title=\"Asha Qureshi Vs Afaq Qureshi\">Asha Qureshi Vs Afaq Qureshi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Facts\" title=\"Facts:\">Facts:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Issue\" title=\"Issue:\">Issue:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Legal_provision\" title=\"Legal provision:\">Legal provision:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Appellant%E2%80%99s_contention\" title=\"Appellant\u2019s contention:\">Appellant\u2019s contention:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Respondent%E2%80%99s_contention\" title=\"Respondent\u2019s contention:\">Respondent\u2019s contention:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Observation\" title=\"Observation:\">Observation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/suggesting-a-false-statement-is-a-ground-for-divorce\/#Judgment\" title=\"Judgment:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Judgment:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Asha_Qureshi_Vs_Afaq_Qureshi\"><\/span><strong>Asha Qureshi Vs Afaq Qureshi<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facts\"><\/span><strong><u>Facts:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The appellant and the respondent were husband and wife. They lived as husband and wife for one year. Only after the marriage, the respondent came to know that the appellant was already married to Motilal Vishwakarma. But he died before the marriage of the parties. While marrying the respondent, the appellant stated that she was a virgin. The fact of the first marriage of the respondent with the appellant was suppressed by her. The respondent filed a case against the appellant under sec 24 of the special marriage act to state that the marriage is null and void.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Issue\"><\/span><strong><u>Issue:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul type=\"1\"><li>Whether not disclosing the first marriage amounts to fraud?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_provision\"><\/span><strong><u>Legal provision:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Sec 24 of the Special Marriage Act<\/li><li>Sec 17 of the Indian Contracts Act<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Appellant%E2%80%99s_contention\"><\/span><strong><u>Appellant\u2019s contention:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The appellant contended that the appellant and the respondent had known each other for a long time. Thus, the respondent was aware of the appellant\u2019s marriage. Thus there is no fraud in the marriage between the appellant and the respondent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Respondent%E2%80%99s_contention\"><\/span><strong><u>Respondent\u2019s contention:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The respondent contended that the appellant failed to disclose about her first marriage to the respondent and also she lied that she was a virgin. Thus, according to sec 17 of the Indian Contracts Act, the appellant conducted a fraudulent act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Observation\"><\/span><strong><u>Observation:<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It was observed that according to sec 17(1) of the Indian Contracts Act, suggesting a fact which is not true is a fraud. Thus, the appellant conducted a fraudulent act. The fraudulent marriage was held to be null and void under sec 24 of the Specific Marriage Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Judgment\"><\/span><strong><u>Judgment:<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hon\u2019ble Madhya Pradesh High Court held that not disclosing their first marriage to their spouse amounts to fraudulent act. Under sec 17(1) of the Indian Contracts Act, suggesting a fact which is not true is a fraud. According to sec 24 of the Specific Marriage Act, this case became null and void. Thus, the appeal was dismissed and the Hon\u2019ble Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed the order of the trial court and granted divorce to them.<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barathkumar K M | Sastra Deemed to be University Thanjavur&nbsp;| 3rd July 2020 Asha Qureshi Vs Afaq Qureshi Facts: The appellant and the respondent were husband and wife. They lived as husband and wife for one year. Only after the marriage, the respondent came to know that the appellant was already married to Motilal Vishwakarma. 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