Reviewed case brief
Saroj Rani v Sudarshan Kumar Chadha
AIR 1984 SC 1562
AIR 1984 SC 1562 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1984
- Subjects
- Family Law I (Hindu Law)
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (restitution of conjugal rights) is constitutionally valid; it does not violate Article 21, since its object is to preserve the marriage by encouraging cohabitation, and it does not involve forcible sexual cohabitation as such.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1984 SC 1562; settles the T Sareetha/Harvinder Kaur conflict, cross-verify citation before exam use
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