The Supreme Court rejected the petition of former actress Anita Advani. Anita had sought recognition of her alleged relationship with late actor Rajesh Khanna as marriage. The court described this case as “luxury litigation”, i.e. a case which it saw no basis for hearing. The bench of Justice MM Sundaresh and Justice Prasanna B Varale said that there is no basis for hearing the petition.
Anita Advani’s lawyer told the court that she wants to get respect by getting legal recognition of her relationship. He said that the purpose of his civil petition is to gain respect and recognition. However, the court did not accept his demand.
Claim of live-in relationship with Rajesh Khanna
Anita Advani claimed that she was in a live-in relationship with Rajesh Khanna for many years. He said that in 2012, he was thrown out of Rajesh Khanna’s bungalow ‘Aashirvaad’ in Mumbai. In this case, he had taken the names of Rajesh Khanna’s estranged wife Dimple Kapadia, daughter Twinkle Khanna and son-in-law Akshay Kumar.
Anita Advani Had approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of 01 April of Mumbai High Court. The lawyer appearing on her behalf argued that she is demanding her honor and dignity in this case. The lawyer said that her main demand in the civil suit is to obtain a declaration regarding her relationship with Rajesh Khanna, which is related to her sense of honour. However, the top court refused to accept his appeal.
Civil case has also been dismissed in 2017
Rajesh Khanna died in July 2012. After this, Anita Advani had filed a civil suit demanding relief, which was dismissed by the Dindoshi Sessions Court of Mumbai in the year 2017. His appeal challenging this decision was also rejected by the Mumbai High Court.
Had also demanded maintenance allowance and flat
Anita Advani had filed a complaint before the magistrate in 2013 against Dimple Kapadia, her daughters and son-in-law under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. He had demanded monthly maintenance allowance and provision of a three-bedroom flat in Bandra area of Mumbai.
The Mumbai High Court had dismissed her complaint in 2015 and accepted the petitions filed by Dimple Kapadia and her family. The court had said that the relationship between Anita Advani and Rajesh Khanna was not like marriage, hence she was not entitled to relief under the Domestic Violence Act. The court had also said that Khanna’s family members, with whom Advani had never lived, could not be included in the legal proceedings. Anita Advani has also appeared in some films, including ‘Saajish’ and ‘Dasi’.
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