https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458181 In a first appeal against a divorce decree, an appellate court may reappraise the evidence, but it should not disturb trial court findings based on oral testimony without examining the trial court's reasons and recording cogent grounds for disagreement. The Family Court had given detailed reasons on pleadings and oral and documentary evidence to accept the husband's case on desertion and cruelty. The High Court reversed those findings in a cryptic manner without adequately addressing that reasoning or the evidentiary basis for the conclusions. The SC held that such reversal could not be sustained and remitted the matter to the High Court for fresh consideration on merits. en-us Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:08:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458181 In a first appeal against a divorce decree, an appellate court may reappraise the evidence, but it should not disturb trial court findings based on oral testimony without examining the trial court's reasons and recording cogent grounds for disagreement. The Family Court had given detailed reasons on pleadings and oral and documentary evidence to accept the husband's case on desertion and cruelty. The High Court reversed those findings in a cryptic manner without adequately addressing that reasoning or the evidentiary basis for the conclusions. The SC held that such reversal could not be sustained and remitted the matter to the High Court for fresh consideration on merits. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458181