The Supreme Court has held that a US divorce based on irretrievable breakdown cannot be enforced in India because that ground is not recognized under the Hindu Marriage Act. Even after long separation, the court set aside the High Court’s view and relied on its Article 142 powers to grant divorce, effectively carving out an exception for the case at hand.
The Allahabad High Court held that a wife can be evicted from a flat if the husband sells his sole-owned property, even while a matrimonial dispute is ongoing. In the case, the wife failed to prove co-ownership with documentary evidence. The court ruled the transfer valid because the apartment belonged exclusively to the husband.
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