The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage of J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Payal Abdullah under Article 142 after the parties reached an amicable settlement through mediation.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court observed that matrimonial disputes cannot be heard by Special MP/MLA Courts merely because one party is a legislator, while transferring a domestic violence case back to the Mahila Court.
Allahabad High Court permits mutual consent divorce within a year of marriage citing criminal cases and exceptional hardship between spouses.
MP High Court ruled that inconvenience to appear in court isn't valid grounds to waive the 6-month cooling-off period in mutual divorce cases.
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