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The Supreme Court can dissolve a marriage on the ground of "irretrievable breakdown", ruled a
five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice SK Kaul. It added that the six-month period
prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act can be dispensed with subject to conditions. 

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Aneesha Mathur Sanjay Sharma

New Delhi, UPDATED: May 1, 2023 15:43 IST

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The Supreme Court said it can dissolve marriages on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of
the Constitution. (File photo)

By Aneesha Mathur, Sanjay Sharma: The Supreme Court on Monday said it can
dissolve a marriage on the ground of "irretrievable breakdown". A five-judge
Constitution bench headed by Justice SK Kaul said the Supreme Court can dissolve a
marriage between consenting parties under Article 142 of the Constitution.

Further, the court ruled that the six-month period prescribed under the Hindu
Marriage Act can be dispensed with subject to conditions.

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Article 142 of the Constitution deals with the enforcement of decrees and orders of
the apex court to do "complete justice" in any matter pending before it.

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The court was hearing a batch of petitions relating to the exercise of its powers under
Article 142 to dissolve marriages between consenting couples without referring them
to family courts for protracted judicial proceedings.

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Published On: May 1, 2023

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