Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 620 · Decided 2 June 2026
Sonal Talpada v. Veerbhan Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 620 · [2026] 7 S.C.R. 49
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8391/2026
- Decided
- 2 June 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13(1)(ia), 13(1)(ib), 142
Headnote
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. 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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