Arya Samaj Weddings Face Judicial Probe for Bypassing Anti Conversion Laws
In the recent years, the legal apparatus has been paying more attention to the marriages consummated by the Arya Samaj,…
Keeping Pace with Legal Change
In the recent years, the legal apparatus has been paying more attention to the marriages consummated by the Arya Samaj,…
In a landmark case of the Supreme Court of India dated 15 July 2025, a decree of divorce has been…
The Supreme court in a landmark decision dissolved the marriage of a couple who had been separated for more than ten years saying irretrievable breakdown was a valid ground to grant divorce under Article 142 of the Constitution. The case shows that the Court, as an arm of the constitution, has the right to give full justice when there is no statute on the matter.
The Supreme Court used its extraordinary power under Article 142 to end the marriage of R. Annamalai and Lalitha Subanam since it couldn’t be fixed. Even if mediation didn’t work, the court made sure that both sides got justice by giving them money and putting an end to the case.