India, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple, saying that their marriage is clearly "irretrievably broken down". The top court also directed the man to hand over his Rs.4 crore Mumbai flat to his estranged wife.

An apex court bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria dismissed the criminal proceedings against the man under Sections 498-A (subjecting woman to cruelty), 406 (criminal breach of trust) read with Section 34 of IPC and observed that they were vague and inane with any specific instances, news agency PTI reported.

The bitter relationship between the two for the last eight years without any let-up and multiple pending legal proceedings, clearly ...