Supreme Court of India

Vishnu Dutt Sharma v. Manju Sharma

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Reported as [2009] 3 S.C.R. 891
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 27 February 2009

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From the headnote

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13(1 )(i-a) - Petition for divorce by husband alleging c cruelty by wife - Dismissal by trial court as a/so by High Court - Plea that divorce be granted on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage - HELD: No such ground is provided by legislature for granting a decree of divorce - Supreme Court cannot add such a ground to s. 13, as that would be amending the Act, which is a function of legislature - Cases referred in this regard cannot be treated as precedent - In the instant case, divorce by mutual consent in terms of s.13-8 cannot be granted as the wife

Where later benches applied it

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