The Supreme Court is set to review whether alimony can be awarded when a marriage is declared void under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Conflicting judgments have led to this matter being referred to a larger bench by a Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale. The issue will be resolved by a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court.
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Justice Sanjeev Khanna today recused himself from hearing a review petition on same-sex marriage, leading to the reconstitution of a five-judge constitutional bench by CJI DY Chandrachud. The Supreme Court deferred the hearing, and it was clarified that review petitions are decided in chambers, with no open court hearing. The original judgment denied marriage rights to queer couples.
On 8th May: The Supreme Court referred the issue of recovering time-barred debts to a three-judge bench due to conflicting judgments. The matter arose from appeals against a 2015 Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict allowing the recovery of such debts through debt-recovery laws. The appellants and respondents were represented by multiple advocates. The Supreme Court’s three-judge bench will provide an authoritative ruling.