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Advocate Devashish Maharishi 137, J-Extension, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, 110092 Phone Number 08595722509 Kamalika Majumdar Nee Das v. Subhapriya Majumdar, FAT 68 of 2020, decided on 11-06-2025 Calcutta High Court: In an appeal filed by the appellant (wife) challenging the judgment and decree dated 21-11-2019 and 18-12-2019, issued by the Additional District Judge in a matrimonial suit wherein the marriage was dissolved between the parties by divorce, the Division Bench of Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Uday Kumar, JJ. set aside the decree of divorce and held that divorce decree cannot be granted to a party (petitioner) who perpetrated foundational cruelty (e.g., deliberate marital deception) of greater magnitude than any alleged misconduct by the other spouse, even if the marriage is irretrievably broken down, as it would constitute a miscarriage of justice and violate the principle of “clean hands”. The marriage was solemnised at Dakshineswar Maa Kali Temple on 21-01-2010 and registered ...