Grant of divorce under Article 142 of Constitution on grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage
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The Constitution Bench held that the Supreme Court has the discretion to dissolve a marriage by passing a decree of divorce by mutual consent, without being bound by the procedural requirement of a second motion. It ruled that the Supreme Court can exercise its power under Article 142(1) of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown.
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Title: Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan
Publisher: Supreme Court of India
Citation No: 2023 SCC OnLine SC 544
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