SC : Divorce Can Be Granted On ‘Grounds Of Irretrievable B

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SC : Divorce Can Be Granted On ‘Grounds Of Irretrievable Breakdown’

By Team EOS |

The Supreme Court on May 1 held that it can use its extraordinary powers to do “complete justice” under Article 142 of the Constitution and dissolve a marriage on the ground of ‘irretrievable breakdown’ of the union.

Usually, the apex court has to refer the parties back to the family courts concerned for a long wait for a formal decree of separation and divorce.
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