SC Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142 Despite Wife Resiling From Mediation Settlement

Trisha Singh Vs Anurag Kumar (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court allowed a transfer petition filed by the petitioner-wife seeking transfer of a matrimonial proceeding instituted by the respondent-husband under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 from the Family Court at Varanasi to the Family Court at Pune. During the pendency of the transfer petition, the matter was referred to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, where the parties executed a settlement agreement on 26 February 2024 providing for dissolution of their marriage by mutual consent. Under the settlement, the respondent...