Supreme Court of India

Kiran Jyot Maini v. Anish Pramod Patel

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Reported as [2024] 7 S.C.R. 942
Bench Vikram Nath and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 15 July 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that while the interest of the appellant-wife to be compensated needs to be protected through a one-time settlement, this is a fit case to exercise the discretionary powers vested in this Court under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and to dissolve the marriage between the parties.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Long-standing separation between the parties, multiple prolonged litigations pending adjudication, several failed attempts at reconciliation. Issue was as regards interim maintenance however, in view of irretrievable break down of marriage, marriage between the appellant-wife and respondent-husband was dissolved in exercise of powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. Amount of permanent alimony to be paid by the respondent to the appellant. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Article 142 – Exercise of powers under – Dissolution of marriage in view of its

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 referred to

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