NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court's order granting divorce to celebrity chef Kunal Kapur.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti issued notice and sought the response of Kapur acting on a petition by his wife against the High Court verdict.
The Delhi High Court had in April granted divorce to the celebrity chef on grounds of cruelty by his wife.
Subsequent to this, his wife moved the apex court by filing an appeal.
The High Court, while granting divorce, had observed that the conduct of Kapur's wife towards him was devoid of dignity and empathy. It had also gone through WhatsApp messages to conclude that Kapur was not being allowed to meet his son. The couple got married in 2008 and a son was born to them.
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The apex court by suspending the HC's order also referred the matter to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre for exploring the slightest possibility of out of court settlement between parties if any.
According to the rules, if the settlement between the parties fails, then the court would hear both the sides and pass its order accordingly.
