The Supreme Court of India has held that a matrimonial appeal challenging a divorce decree cannot be dismissed or decided without evaluating its correctness on the merits, even if the husband has failed to clear arrears of maintenance. A Division Bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti set aside an order of the
Non-Payment of Maintenance Arrears No Ground to Dismiss Matrimonial Appeal Without Deciding on Merits: Supreme Court
