New Delhi, March 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a divorce decree granted by a United States court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not enforceable in India where the parties are governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, which does not recognise such a ground.
At the same time, the court dissolved the marriage by invoking its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, noting that the couple had been living separately since 2008.
While holding that the divorce decree passed by a US circuit court on the grounds of 'irretrievable breakdown' of marriage is not enfoceable in India, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, having recourse to its inherent powers under Article 142 of the const...