Supreme Court of India

K. Srinivas v. K. Sunita

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Reported as [2014] 11 S.C.R. 298
Bench Vikramajit Sen and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 19 November 2014

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s.13(1)(ia) - Divorce on ground of cruelty - Filing of false criminal complaint by wife against husband and other family members of husband amounts to cruelty - The husband can claim dissolution of marriage even when one such complaint is made. Allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce has not found statutory acceptance till date. Under Article 142 of the Constitution, th1: Supreme Court has plenary powers "to pass such decree or make such order as is necessary for doing complete justice in any case or order

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