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R.Srinivas Kumar v R.Shametha: Irretrievable breakdown of marriage

The Supreme Court recently dissolved a marriage by exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even as it recognised that there is no statutory law for recognising irretrievable breakdown of marriageas a ground for divorce in India Facts  The disputing parties were married in May, 1993, and the wife conceived out of wedlock

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Cruelty and Wife Beating in India: A Legal Analysis

The Concept of cruelty is described in many ways such as animal cruelty and spouse cruelty, etc. In 1990s, the World Health Organization stated that “Violence against women causes more deaths and disability than many diseases put together and violence against women is a common phenomenon in Indian society.”[1] In India, there are legal provisions

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Divorce and Judicial Separation: Trends and Differences

Marriage in the Indian society holds a very revered place. This reverence thereafter shapes our family laws where a married couple has more legal rights and protection than any other kind of civil union between two individuals for private purposes. Hence, attempting to keep the arrangement alive for the couple without any compelling reasons may

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