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2025 DAILYLAW 63224 (KAR)
SARASWATI AND ORS v. SIDRAM AND ANR
MFA/200588/2020 · 2025-11-21
H T Narendra Prasad, Tyagaraja N Inavally
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<>D576=29E 123 :8=C 4= :E2; G43 ;6=8;929E => 123 H2774E6 8;I2G4:2J4D4794E4;4?=6;52<I29E85123:48E1=6;
I314=4 ?;>D 16; 3<1>>7 >9 123 D>=>;<C<76 B64;29E 6E >& &( 4= 4B>8= G169 =16 :6<6436: <4D6 >9 :E2;&8;I2G4:2 H2774E6 4= =14= =2D6 =16 :;2H6; >? =16 4H6;4 #665 B64;29E 6E >&% & G12<1 G43 :;2H69 29 12E1 3566: 49: 29 ;431 49:
96E72E69= D4996; :4316: 4E4293= =16 D>=>;<C<76 >? =16
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16 <742D49=3 ?276: 4 56=2=2>9 89:6; 6<=2>9 >? =16 <= 366I29E <>D56934=2>9 ?>; =16 :64=1 >? =16 :6<6436:47>9EG2=129=6;63=
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45564;6: =1;>8E1 <>89367 49: ?276: G;2==69 3=4=6D69= :69C29E=164H6;D69=3D4:629=16<742D56=2=2>9
9 =16 B4323 >? =16 5764:29E3 >? =16 54;=263 =16 742D3;2B8947?;4D6:=1623386349:=16;64?=6;;6<>;:6:
=16 6H2:69<6 16 ;2B8947 BC 2D58E96: F8:ED69= :23D2336:=16<742D56=2=2>9629E4EE;26H6:=165;6369= 455647143B669?276:
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=16 F665 6L4D296: 43 & 143 473> 9>= :6926: =14= =16 >??69:29E H612<76 G43 9>= 29H>7H6: 29 =16 4<<2:69= 9:6; =1636 <2;<8D3=49<63 =16 ;2B89476;;6:291>7:29E=14==16>??69:29EH612<764H6;4 #665 B64;29E 6E23=;4=2>9 >&%&& G43 9>= 29H>7H6: 29 =16 4<<2:69= 69<6 16 3>8E1= => 477>G =16 455647
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=16<>D57429=>9((16>72<6;6E23=6;6:49! 4E4293= =16 :;2H6; >? =16 F665 16 >72<6 4?=6; =1>;>8E1 29H63=2E4=2>9 ?276: =16 <14;E6 3166= 4E4293= =16 :;2H6; >? =16 F665 ?=6; 36;H2<6 >? 38DD>93 =16 938;49<6 >D549CG43;65;6369=6:=1;>8E1<>89367 9=16G;2==69 3=4=6D69= 2= 143 9>= :6926: =16 29H>7H6D69= >? =16 >??69:29EH612<76B64;29E6E23=;4=2>9 >&% &29 =164<<2:69=
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16;2B8947>9=16B4323>?=16;65>;=49:=16 ?276:BC=16>72<614338356<=6:=1629H>7H6D69=>? =16F66529=164<<2:69=165;2D638352<2>9>?=16<43623 =14==16:;2H6;>?=16F6651439>=B6696L4D296:49:=14= =16 9H63=2E4=2>9??2<6; G1> ?276:=16 <14;E6 3166= 143 473>9>=B6696L4D296:29=123<43616;6?>;6G64;6>?
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