In Brief
Dr. Vishesh Malhotra and Dr. Alka Malhotra, both professionals with matrimonial disputes beginning in 2009, reached an amicable settlement with the Court's intervention and filed a joint application for divorce by mutual consent under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The settlement included financial provisions of Rs. 85 lakhs to the respondent and their major son. The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve the marriage by decree of divorce by mutual consent, finding it a fit case given the long separation, complete settlement, and financial arrangements agreed upon by both parties.
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