SC rejects actor's plea seeking recognition of relationship with Rajesh Khanna as marriage
The court said the relationship was not in the nature of marriage and refused to revive her Domestic Violence Act claims, ending a yearslong legal fight.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected former actor Anita Advani's plea challenging an order dismissing her petition seeking recognition of her alleged relationship with the late Rajesh Khanna as a marriage.
- Advani filed a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act in 2013 after being evicted from Khanna's Aashirwad bungalow in Mumbai's Bandra area by his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia, daughter Twinkle Khanna, and son-in-law Akshay Kumar.
- Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale observed there was no ground to entertain the plea, calling the case "This is luxury litigation." The Bombay High Court had previously ruled the relationship did not qualify for relief under the Domestic Violence Act.
- This decision marks the end of Advani's long-standing legal battle for recognition, which she described as "seeking dignity." She previously claimed she lived with Khanna for several years until his death in 2012 at the age of 69.
- Advani launched a memoir two years ago titled The Endearingly Wicked Ways of Rajesh Khanna, sharing personal memories of the late actor and insisting their relationship was never a secret among their friends.
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Supreme Court rejects Anita Advani’s plea to be recognised as Rajesh Khanna’s widow, calls it ‘luxury litigation’
Anita Advani's request for formal acknowledgment of her relationship with the late Rajesh Khanna as akin to marriage was denied by the Supreme Court. Citing the Bombay High Court's determination that Khanna's marriage to Dimple Kapadia remains intact, the court ruled that Advani's evidence of cohabitation did not meet the necessary legal standards established in prior Supreme Court cases, leading to the rejection of her appeal.
Supreme Court rejects Anita Advani's plea seeking marriage status for relationship with late Rajesh Khanna
The Supreme Court has dismissed former actress Anita Advani's plea seeking legal recognition of her alleged relationship with late actor Rajesh Khanna as a marriage.
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Hindustan TimesSC Rejects Actor's Plea Seeking Recognition of Relationship with Rajesh Khanna as Marriage
The counsel appearing for Advani said, \"I (petitioner) am seeking dignity. At the end of the day, my prayer in my civil suit which is for this declaration, is premised on some sense of dignity.\"
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