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.
A Constitution Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul also did away with the six-month mandatory waiting period for couples seeking divorce by mutual consent.
