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Calcutta High Court Ends Unconsummated 22-Year Marriage, Orders Alimony
A couple married in 2004, but they lived together for only about a month.
They lived together briefly again because a court order required it.
The court said their marriage was never consummated.
It found no evidence that either person was physically unable to consummate the marriage.
The judges said the couple had chosen to live apart.
They also said the marriage had irretrievably broken down.
The Calcutta High Court granted the husband a divorce.
It ordered him to pay his wife Rs 10 lakh as permanent alimony.
The Calcutta High Court granted a husband a divorce after a 22-year marriage that was never consummated.
The couple married in 2004 and lived together for barely a month afterward.
They were together briefly again during a period when a court order required them to stay together.
The court said there was no valid reason or evidence of physical incapacity preventing consummation, and that the parties voluntarily withdrew from each other’s society.
The husband was directed to pay his wife Rs 10 lakh as permanent alimony; the order was dated October 5.
- Who
- A husband and wife; the husband sought divorce, and the wife was awarded permanent alimony.
- What
- The Calcutta High Court granted a divorce after finding the marriage was never consummated and had irretrievably broken down.
- Where
- Calcutta High Court.
- When
- The order was dated October 5; the marriage took place in 2004.
- Why
- The court found no valid reason or evidence of physical incapacity preventing consummation, and said the parties had voluntarily withdrawn from each other’s society.
Key facts
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Marriage duration
- 22 years
- Marriage year
- 2004
- Cohabitation
- The couple lived together for barely a month after marriage, apart from a brief period under a court order.
- Consummation
- The court found the marriage had not been consummated.
- Alimony
- Rs 10 lakh in permanent alimony, to be paid by the husband
- Order date
- October 5
Quotes
Calcutta High Court
The court, through an order by Justices Debangsu Basak and Aryak Dutt.
“There is no valid reason for the marriage not being consummated. There is no material on record suggesting that any of the parties were incapable of consummating the marriage. The materials on record suggest that they voluntarily withdrew from the society of the other.”
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