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    Continuance Of Marital Bond Would Only Prolong Agony: Supreme Court Ends Irretrievably Broken Marriage Under Article 142
    Continuance Of Marital Bond Would Only Prolong Agony: Supreme Court Ends Irretrievably Broken Marriage Under Article 142
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    Continuance Of Marital Bond Would Only Prolong Agony: Supreme Court Ends Irretrievably Broken Marriage Under Article 142

    Invoking Article 142, the Supreme Court dissolved an irretrievably broken marriage, holding that its continuance would only prolong agony. The Court granted divorce despite trial and High Court findings, stressing complete justice over rigid statutory grounds of law.

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    Prolonged Irreconcilable Differences Between Spouses Amount to Cruelty & Justify Divorce: SC Grants Divorce After 24 Years
    Prolonged Irreconcilable Differences Between Spouses Amount to Cruelty & Justify Divorce: SC Grants Divorce After 24 Years
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    Prolonged Irreconcilable Differences Between Spouses Amount to Cruelty & Justify Divorce: SC Grants Divorce After 24 Years

    The Supreme Court rules that prolonged irreconcilable differences between spouses constitute cruelty, justifying divorce even when neither party is solely at fault. After 24 years of separation, the Court grants divorce, ending decades-long litigation.

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    Shocking Divorce: 23-Year Marriage Ends After Dispute Over Eating Onion and Garlic
    Shocking Divorce: 23-Year Marriage Ends After Dispute Over Eating Onion and Garlic
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    Shocking Divorce: 23-Year Marriage Ends After Dispute Over Eating Onion and Garlic

    A couple from Gujarat ended their 23-year marriage after a long dispute over eating onion and garlic, leading the High Court to uphold their divorce. Judges agreed the prolonged conflict over dietary choices made the relationship irreparable today.

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    Woman Seeks Divorce Just 3 Days After Wedding, Says Husband Is "Physically Incapable"
    Woman Seeks Divorce Just 3 Days After Wedding, Says Husband Is "Physically Incapable"
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    Husband Himself Is Guilty of Cruelty and Adultery: Court Rejects Divorce Plea on Alleged Disease Concealment

    The Family Court of Indore has dismissed a husband’s divorce petition claiming his wife hid a skin disease, vitiligo. Instead, the court found him guilty of cruelty and adultery, highlighting the falsity of his allegations.

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    Wife’s Cruelty Cannot be Overlooked Based on her Pregnancy or Temporary Reconciliation: Delhi HC Grants Divorce to Husband
    Wife’s Cruelty Cannot be Overlooked Based on her Pregnancy or Temporary Reconciliation: Delhi HC Grants Divorce to Husband
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    Wife’s Cruelty Cannot be Overlooked Based on her Pregnancy or Temporary Reconciliation: Delhi HC Grants Divorce to Husband

    The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife’s pregnancy or brief reconciliation cannot erase prior acts of mental cruelty. Setting aside the family court decision, the Court granted a divorce to the husband, citing irretrievable marital breakdown.

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    Repeated Suicide Threats by Spouse is Mental Cruelty: Bombay High Court Granted Divorce to Husband
    Repeated Suicide Threats by Spouse is Mental Cruelty: Bombay High Court Granted Divorce to Husband
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    Repeated Suicide Threats by Spouse is Mental Cruelty: Bombay High Court Granted Divorce to Husband

    The Bombay High Court has ruled that repeated suicide threats by a spouse constitute mental cruelty. Citing long-term separation and emotional distress, the court granted divorce to the husband after a decade-long marital breakdown.

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    Failure to Clear Doubts of Infidelity Amounts to Mental Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court
    Failure to Clear Doubts of Infidelity Amounts to Mental Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court
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    Failure to Clear Doubts of Infidelity Amounts to Mental Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court ruled that continuous behaviour creating suspicion of infidelity, coupled with failure to clear such doubts, constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court upheld a husband’s divorce plea, citing the wife’s evasive conduct and unexplained relationships.

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    Justice Must Also Be Swift: Supreme Court Grants Instant Mutual Divorce Under Article 142
    Justice Must Also Be Swift: Supreme Court Grants Instant Mutual Divorce Under Article 142
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    No Purpose in Perpetuating a Legal Relationship that has No meaning: Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage

    The Supreme Court, invoking Article 142 of the Constitution, dissolved a 15-year estranged marriage, stating there was no purpose in perpetuating a relationship that had lost its meaning, while awarding Rs 1 crore as permanent alimony to the wife.

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    Wife’s False Alcoholism Allegation Amounts to Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce
    Wife’s False Alcoholism Allegation Amounts to Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce
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    Wife’s False Alcoholism Allegation Amounts to Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce

    Wife’s False Alcoholism Allegation Amounts to Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce

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    Baseless Infidelity Allegations by Spouse is Cruelty: Delhi High Court Upheld Divorce
    Baseless Infidelity Allegations by Spouse is Cruelty: Delhi High Court Upheld Divorce
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    Baseless Infidelity Allegations by Spouse is Cruelty: Delhi High Court Upheld Divorce

    The Delhi High Court upheld a divorce on the ground of cruelty, ruling that making baseless, unsubstantiated allegations of a spouse’s infidelity causes mental agony, public humiliation, and constitutes extreme cruelty under matrimonial law.

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