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The Court stated that despite being at loggerheads and involved in dissolution proceedings, the fact that the spouses are living together, shows their good culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court held that the rationale used by the Family Court in its impugned order denying relief to the parties, constitutes &#8220;<i>an error of great magnitude apparent on the face of the record<\/i>&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Divya Ganesh Nallur v. Nil, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/D3jUIGp6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine Kar 28<\/a>, decided on 08-06-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">*Order delivered by Justice Krishna S. 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