RAMESHCHANDRA RAMPRATAPJI DAGA vs RAMESHWARI RAMESHCHANDRA DAGA — C.A. No. 1774/2001

Case Summary: Rameshchandra Rampratapji Daga v. Rameshwari Rameshchandra Daga The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's declaration that the husband's second marriage was null and void under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, as the wife's first marriage had not been legally dissolved by court decree before the second marriage. However, the Court held that despite nullity, the wife and daughter remain entitled to maintenance under Section 25, interpreting "any decree" to encompass nullity decrees, not merely divorce or separation decrees. The Court rejected the husband's argument that bigamous marriages should be denied maintenance relief, finding that Section 25 serves the humanitarian purpose of preventing destitution of financially dependent spouses. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.