Reviewed case brief
T. Sareetha v T. Venkata Subbaiah
AIR 1983 AP 356
AIR 1983 AP 356 · Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Court
- Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Year
- 1983
- Subjects
- Family Law I (Hindu Law)
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (restitution of conjugal rights) was held unconstitutional as violative of the right to privacy and human dignity under Article 21, because it compels cohabitation and sexual relations against a person's will; this view was later overturned by the Supreme Court in Saroj Rani v Sudarshan Kumar Chadha (1984).
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Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1983 AP 356; standard casebook authority, overturned by Saroj Rani (1984), cross-verify citation before exam use
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