New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple while directing the man to hand over his Rs 4 crore Mumbai flat to the estranged wife.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria also quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the man under Sections 498-A (subjecting woman to cruelty), 406 (criminal breach of trust) read with Section 34 of IPC observing they were banal and vague without any specific instances.
The apex court said the acrimonious relation between the parties for the last eight years without any let-up and the multiple legal proceedings pending, clearly indicated their partnership had "irretrievably broken down".
"We also...