SC Grants Divorce Under Article 142 Despite Husband’s Objection After Irretrievable Breakdown

Neha Lal Vs Abhishek Kumar (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court considered a transfer petition filed by the wife seeking transfer of a pending perjury application under Section 340 CrPC from the Family Court at Delhi to the Family Court at Lucknow. During the proceedings, the wife also sought dissolution of the marriage under Article 142 of the Constitution on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The husband opposed the request, contending that multiple proceedings initiated by the wife had ruined his life, denied the existence of any settlement, opposed dissolution of marr...