https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458179 Article 142(1) confers a broad equitable power on the Supreme Court to do complete justice, including departing from procedure and, in a proper case, relaxing substantive law, but not in a manner that violates fundamental public policy or express statutory prohibitions rooted in that policy. In matrimonial settlements, the Court may grant divorce by mutual consent without insisting on the second motion under Section 13-B(2) where the settlement is genuine and comprehensive, and may also terminate connected proceedings. In exceptional cases where the marriage is irretrievably broken and beyond salvage, the Court may grant divorce under Article 142(1) even if one spouse objects, subject to careful, discretionary assessment of justice in the case. en-us Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 13 Oct 2024 20:48:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458179 Article 142(1) confers a broad equitable power on the Supreme Court to do complete justice, including departing from procedure and, in a proper case, relaxing substantive law, but not in a manner that violates fundamental public policy or express statutory prohibitions rooted in that policy. In matrimonial settlements, the Court may grant divorce by mutual consent without insisting on the second motion under Section 13-B(2) where the settlement is genuine and comprehensive, and may also terminate connected proceedings. In exceptional cases where the marriage is irretrievably broken and beyond salvage, the Court may grant divorce under Article 142(1) even if one spouse objects, subject to careful, discretionary assessment of justice in the case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458179