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Mihir Prakash Bajoria vs Vidushi Jain Bajoria
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- Sep 22, 2026
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1034
- Judges
- S.V.N. Bhatti, N.V. Anjaria
AI breakdown
- The case is about whether an Indian court can stop a wife from pursuing divorce in the UK.
- The Supreme Court of India decided the UK proceedings can continue.
- The decision focuses on fairness and convenience, considering the couple's ties to the UK.
Parties
Applicant
Mihir Prakash Bajoria
Respondent
Vidushi Jain Bajoria
Judgment text (excerpt)
Mihir Prakash Bajoria vs Vidushi Jain Bajoria on 22 September, 2026
2026 INSC 1034 REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(Arising out of SLP(C) No. 15849 of 2026)
MIHIR PRAKASH BAJORIA …APPELLANT
VERSUS
VIDUSHI JAIN BAJORIA …RESPONDENT
JUDGMENT
N.V. ANJARIA, J.
Leave granted.
2. What is under challenge in this Appeal is judgment
and order dated 15.12.2025 passed by the Division Bench
of the High Court at Calcutta1 in FMAT No.466 of 2025.
Thereby the High Court allowed the Appeal of the
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
respondent-wife herein and set aside order dated
LOKESH ARORA
Date: 2026.09.22
17:59:07 IST
Reason:
1
Hereinafter, “High Court”
Civil Appeal @ SLP(C) No. 15849 of 2026 Page 1 of 32
01.11.2025 passed by learned Civil Judge, Senior Division,
1st Court, Alipore, South 24 Parganas2 in Title Suit No. 1656
of 2025 granting anti-suit injunction to the appellant-
husband.
2.1 The Alipore Trial Court, by the said order, had
restrained the respondent-wife herein, her men and agents
from prosecuting, continuing, or taking any step or further
step in or in connection with the proceedings of Case Nos.
1727-9691-3028-3233 and 1728-5776-1486-0043
instituted by the respondent-wife against the appellant-
husband herein, before the Central Family Court, United
Kingdom (UK)3, and in respect of any other proceedings of
like nature between the parties before any foreign Court.
2.2 The proceedings before the UK Family Court by the
respondent-wife were a divorce a…

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