Mutual Consent Divorce under Hindu Law: Cooling-Off Period and Withdrawal of Consent
by Bijal Ajinkya† and Sachin Bhandawat††
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 5
Mutual consent divorce
Irretrievable breakdown of marriage | Supreme Court invokes Article 142 of the Constitution to grant mutual consent divorce
This ruling is significant in the light of the judgment dated 01-05-2023, wherein the Constitution Bench had held that the Supreme Court has the power to dissolve a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India.
Video conferencing can be used for conducting proceedings in second motion of mutual consent divorce
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