The Supreme Court in a path-breaking judgment did “complete justice” by expanding its jurisdiction to grant divorce on mutual consent or by declaring irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
The Calcutta High Court slammed a husband for initiating divorce proceedings due to his wife’s infertility and asked him to be a pillar of support for her. Courts have often taken an empathetic view in such matters.
While dismissing a petition for divorce, the Kerala High Court observed that the present trend seems to be to break the nuptial tie on flimsy grounds. It said that marriage is not a mere ritual for intimacy