Supreme Court Clarifies Powers Under Article 142 in Divorce Cases: Shilpa Sailesh vs. Varun Sreenivasan (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope and extent of the Supreme Court’s power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant divorce, including waiving the mandatory waiting period for mutual consent divorce and granting divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown […]
Supreme Court Waives Six-Month Waiting Period for Divorce by Mutual Consent: Amit Kumar vs. Suman Beniwal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the six-month waiting period for a divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is mandatory or directory. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Amit Kumar vs. Suman Beniwal [Judgment
Supreme Court Ends 20-Year Matrimonial Dispute: Sachin Dhuri vs. Sneha Dhuri (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Resolution of long-standing matrimonial disputes through mutual consent and settlement. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial/Family Law Case Name: Sachin Dinanath Dhuri vs. Mrs. Sneha Sachin Dhuri Judgment Date: February 22, 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: February 22, 2018 Citation: [Not Available in
Supreme Court Ends 20-Year Matrimonial Dispute: Sachin Dhuri vs. Sneha Dhuri (2018) Read Post »
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the six-month minimum waiting period for a second motion in divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is mandatory or can be relaxed in exceptional cases. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Divorce Case Name: Amardeep Singh vs. Harveen Kaur Judgment Date: 12 September 2017 Introduction Citation: (2017)
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can dissolve a marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, bypassing the usual procedures under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Case Name: X vs. Y Judgment Date: 12 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 12 September 2017 Citation: Not Available
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