Case Category: Family & Personal Laws

Sureshta Devi v. Om Prakash Supreme Court judgment on withdrawal of consent in mutual divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act.
  • November 3, 2026
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Sureshta Devi v. Om Prakash (1991): Can Consent for Mutual Divorce Be Withdrawn?

Both spouses agreed to divorce. Then one changed their mind before the final decree. Can consent be withdrawn — or is ‘yes’ final the moment you say it?...

Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur Supreme Court judgment on waiver of the six-month cooling-off period for mutual consent divorce under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
  • October 31, 2026
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Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur AIR 2017 SC 4417

Case Snapshot Citation: (2017) 8 SCC 746; AIR 2017 SC 4417Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 11158 of 2017Court: Supreme Court of IndiaDate of Judgment: 12 September 2017Bench: Justice...

Supreme Court judgment on divorce under Article 142 and ₹35 lakh permanent alimony in Shikha v. State of Odisha
  • October 26, 2026
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Shikha v. State of Odisha & Others (2026): Supreme Court Ends Matrimonial Litigation Under Article 142

In Shikha v. State of Odisha (2026), the Supreme Court exercised Article 142 to dissolve a marriage by mutual consent, accept a ₹35 lakh permanent alimony settlement and...

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  • July 29, 2026
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Smt. N. Usha Rani & Anr. v. Moodudula Srinivas (2025)

2025 INSC 129 | [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1442, decided 30 January 2025 — Supreme Court of India (B.V. Nagarathna & Satish Chandra Sharma, JJ.) “Can a woman claim...

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  • July 29, 2026
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Rina Kumari @ Reena v. Dinesh Kumar Mahto & Anr. (2025)

2025 INSC 55 | Criminal Appeal (@ SLP (Crl.) No. 5896 of 2024), decided 10 January 2025 — Supreme Court of India (Sanjiv Khanna, C.J.I. & P.V. Sanjay...

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  • July 29, 2026
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Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana & Anr. (2024)

2024 INSC 506 | [2024] 7 S.C.R. 1236 | Criminal Appeal No. 2842 of 2024 (arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 1614 of 2024), decided 10 July 2024...

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  • July 29, 2026
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Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr. (2020)

(2021) 2 SCC 324 | Criminal Appeal No. 730 of 2020, decided 4 November 2020 — Supreme Court of India (Indu Malhotra & R. Subhash Reddy, JJ.) “When...

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  • July 29, 2026
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Danial Latifi & Anr. v. Union of India (2001)

(2001) 7 SCC 740 | AIR 2001 SC 3958 — Supreme Court of India (5-Judge Constitution Bench: Pattanaik, Rajendra Babu, Mohapatra, Doraiswamy Raju & Shivaraj V. Patil, JJ.)...