Supreme Court of India
SONAL TALPADA versus VEERBHAN SINGH
2026 INSC 620
Issue for consideration
Whether the Respondent-husband was subjected to ‘cruelty’ within the meaning of law and; whether the marital bond between the parties has ruptured to such an extent that the marriage has broken down irretrievably, rendering any reconciliation impossible and u/Art.142 of the Constitution of India.
Headnote excerpt
Constitution of India – Art.142 – Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.13(1)(ia), 13(1)(ib) – ‘cruelty’; ‘desertion’ – Dissolution of marriage in exercise of powers u/Art.142, on the ground
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