SMT. SRIDEVI Vs. SRI RAJENDRA PRASAD CHATURVEDI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri V.C. Dixit, learned counsel for the appellant - wife and Sri Vivek Verma, learned counsel for respondent - husband.

(2.) This first appeal under Section 19 of the Family Court Act, 1955 has been filed by the wife against the judgment and decree dated 3rd April, 1997 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Gorakhpur in Case No. 281 of 1995, whereby the application filed by the respondent -husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act has been allowed ex parte, as also against the judgment and order dated 25 th January, 2002 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Gorakhpur in Misc. Case No. 16/74 of 2000, whereby the application filed by the appellant -wife for setting aside the ex parte decree as well as for condoning the delay in filing of the same, has been rejected.

(3.) The facts in short leading to the present appeal are as follows: