https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458111 Under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, mutual consent for divorce ordinarily must continue until the final decree, so withdrawal before that stage prevents relief in the usual statutory course. The Supreme Court nevertheless may, in an exceptional case, grant a decree of mutual divorce under Article 142 to do complete justice where the marriage has irretrievably broken down and the parties have lived apart for years. On the stated facts, prolonged separation and an existing settlement supported the exercise of that extraordinary power, and withdrawal of consent did not bar relief. en-us Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:45:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458111 Under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, mutual consent for divorce ordinarily must continue until the final decree, so withdrawal before that stage prevents relief in the usual statutory course. The Supreme Court nevertheless may, in an exceptional case, grant a decree of mutual divorce under Article 142 to do complete justice where the marriage has irretrievably broken down and the parties have lived apart for years. On the stated facts, prolonged separation and an existing settlement supported the exercise of that extraordinary power, and withdrawal of consent did not bar relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458111