The Supreme Court ruled that a US divorce granted on “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” is not valid under the Hindu Marriage Act. However, using Article 142, the Court granted divorce to the couple after 18 years of separation.
The Bombay High Court ruled that WhatsApp chats alone cannot justify granting divorce without giving the other spouse a chance to respond. The Bench of Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande set aside an ex parte divorce order passed by a Nashik family court.
