MONISHA BAHADUR CHETNA RUSTAGI vs BASUDEB BAHADUR — FAT/68/2026

Summary of FAT/68/2026 The court dismissed Monisha Bahadur's appeal against an ex parte divorce decree dated June 21, 2022, filed 1243 days late. The appellant sought delay condonation, arguing the intervening Order IX Rule 13 application (dismissed August 25, 2025) should exclude time from the limitation period. The court rejected this, finding the appellant's bona fides questionable since her claim of non-service was disbelieved in the earlier application, and noting the two remedies operate in different fields. Critically, the court considered equitable factors—the respondent's remarriage and potential harm to his second spouse and children—in refusing condonation. Both the condonation application and appeal were dismissed as time-barred. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.