Supreme Court of India

Rinku Baheti v. Sandesh Sharda

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Reported as [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1355
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 18 December 2024

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the Transfer Petition stands disposed, along with pending application(s), if any.

Judgment, page 51

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the petitioner-wife is entitled to the transfer of the divorce petition; and whether this Court, upon the application filed by the respondent-husband, can exercise its powers u/Art. 142(1) of the Constitution to grant a decree of divorce to the parties on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art. 142(1) – Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.13, 13B – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – s.25 – Transfer petition – Transfer of divorce petition – Dissolution of marriage – Irretrievable breakdown of marriage –

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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