In Brief
A wife challenged her husband's divorce decree granted by the High Court in an ex-parte hearing where she was not represented. The marriage had broken down after 13 years of separation with no prospect of reconciliation. The Supreme Court, with both parties' consent, dissolved the marriage under Article 142 of the Constitution. The husband was directed to pay Rs 30 lakhs as permanent alimony and Rs 5 lakhs towards medical expenses to the financially dependent and ailing wife, with all adverse findings and pending litigation between them quashed to ensure future peace.
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