Delhi High Court holds that it is an anathema in this day and age to diminish the autonomous status of a woman by treating her “merely as an adjunct to her husband”.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of decision: 06th July, 2023

CS(OS) 486/2018 & I.A. Nos. 13318/2018, 15952/2018, 456/2019

SHRI CHARANJEET SINGH & ANR.                                                                                                                                                                                                ..... Plaintiffs

Through: Mr. Pawanjit S. Bindra, Senior

Advocate with Mr. Lakshay Dhamija, Advocate

and Mr. Sahil Dutta, Advocate for plaintiffs Nos.1 and 2.

versus

SHRI HARVINDER SINGH & ANR.                                                                                                                                                                                              ..... Defendants

Through: Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Advocate for defendant

No.1. Mr. Mayank Kumar, Advocate. Mr. H.S. Phoolka, Senior

Advocate with Mr. Deepak Vohra, Advocate and Ms. Shilpa Dewan,

Advocate for applicant/defendant No.2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI

J U D G M E N T

ANUP JAIRAM BHAMBHANI J.

I.A.15951/2018 (Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC)

By way of the present application filed under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 („CPC‟), defendant No.2 seeks rejection of the plaint inter-alia on the grounds that the plaint does not disclose a cause of action and that it is also barred by law.

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