Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: Hon’ble Vikram Nath J. & Hon’ble Sandeep Mehta J. xxxxx Vs. xxxxx On 14 August 2025 Law Point: Supreme Court dissolved marriage under Article 142 citing irretrievable breakdown, awarding ₹1.25 crore alimony JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal arises from the judgment dated 24.08.2018 passed by the High […]
The Supreme Court has ended a marriage that had broken down long ago. The couple had been living separately for almost 15 years. Using its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court dissolved the marriage and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crores as permanent alimony to the wife and their son, […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: B.r. Gavai J., K. Vinod Chandran J. and N. V. Anjaria J. Anurag Vijaykumar Goel vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. On 05 August 2025 Law Point: SC under Article 142 dissolved irretrievable marriage, quashed vague 498A, enforced fair property settlement. JUDGEMENT 1. Matrimonial acrimony has left the parties fighting […]
After 8 years of bitter legal fight, the Supreme Court finally put an end to the dead marriage between Anurag Goel and his second wife. The Court quashed the 498A case and granted divorce using its special powers under Article 142. The Court said the case was more of a regular marital dispute and not […]
Introduction The Constitution of India, Article 142 gives power to the Supreme Court, to grant justice to the parties where the statute does not provide for a remedy. The Court in such situations can exercise its power under the said provision and it can decide the dispute by exercising its inherent power. Exercise of discretionary […]