In Brief
A couple married in January 2012 lived together for only 65 days before separating. Over the following decade, they engaged in more than 40 cases across multiple courts involving maintenance, criminal complaints, and domestic violence allegations. The wife sought the Supreme Court's intervention under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve the marriage on grounds of irretrievable breakdown—not a statutory ground under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court found the marriage beyond repair given the brief cohabitation, prolonged separation, failed mediation attempts, and ongoing hostility. It dissolved the marriage, disposed of most pending cases between them (except perjury-related applications), and imposed costs of ₹10,000 each on both parties for abusing judicial process.
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