In Brief
In this writ petition, a couple sought to dissolve their marriage without completing the statutory six-month waiting period under the Hindu Marriage Act. Though the original petition was procedurally defective, the Supreme Court allowed both parties to convert it into a mutual divorce petition. Finding that they had been separated for seven years and had undergone extensive litigation, the Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to waive the waiting period. The Court granted an immediate divorce decree on mutual consent, recognizing the interests of justice in ending the parties' prolonged ordeal.
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