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In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that it can dissolve marriages on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, by invoking the powers under Article 142 of the...

The issues involved were whether the Supreme Court could exercise its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage and the broad parameters of such powers.

The Supreme Court of India has recently passed a new order on divorce settlements, lifting the six-month waiting period for mutual consent divorces. The

New Delhi/UNI: A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in its judgement on Monday ruled the highest level of judiciary can dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown by dispensing with the need of the waiting period as required under the marital laws.

In a significant verdict, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday held that it can invoke its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant divorce on the ground...

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that it can invoke the special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to waive the waiting period of 6 to 8 months prescribed for...

The Bench stated that it does wish to explicitly codify the factors, lest it curtail the exercise of powers under Article 142(1) of the Constitution in a specific situation.

A Constitution Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S Oka, Vikram Nath and JK Maheshwari held that the six-month period prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act can be dispensed with.

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul ruled that the six month period prescribed under Hindu Marriage Act can be dispensed with

Even though the body is meant to uphold the interest and welfare of all lawyers collectively, the BCI's view fails to give an authentic, comprehensive picture and does not truly represent the independent and divergent views of the lawyers