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May 1, 2023 · A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that it can exercise its plenary power to do “complete justice” under Article 142 (1) of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage on the ground that it had broken down irretrievably, without referring the parties to a family court where they must wait 6-18 months for a decree of...
- With Supreme Court’s ruling on divorce, a look at its powers ...
A five-judge or constitution bench of the Supreme Court...
- With Supreme Court’s ruling on divorce, a look at its powers ...
May 20, 2023 · Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to grant mutual consent divorce to a couple suffering irretrievable breakdown of marriage. This ruling is significant in the light of the judgment dated 01-05-2023, wherein the Constitution Bench had held that the Supreme Court…
order impugned dated 24.06.2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Family Court Appeal No. 162 of 2019 whereby the High Court, while affirming the order of the Family Court, dismissed the appeal seeking dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce.
May 2, 2023 · Supreme Court judgment on power to allow irretrievable breakdown as a ground for divorce under Article 142 of Indian Constitution. Given the expansive amplitude of power under Article 142(1) of the Constitution, the exercise of power must be legitimate, and clamours for…
May 1, 2023 · NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that it can dissolve a marriage on the grounds of "irretrievable breakdown" by invoking its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution.
May 2, 2023 · A five-judge or constitution bench of the Supreme Court Monday (May 1) held that a court can directly grant divorce under Article 142 of the Constitution, in cases where the marriage has irretrievably broken down, without referring the parties to a family court first, where they must wait for 6-18 months for a decree of divorce by mutual consent.
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opinion that the petition seeking divorce had been filed at the instigation of the parents of the husband and there was no real cause for granting the divorce.
