IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN – MEANS TO AN END BY- ANIL AND ANKIT MALHOTRA* While Indian statutory law does not explicitly recognise irretrievable breakdown as a ground for divorce, Supreme Court has, in exceptional cases, invoked Article 142 of Constitution to grant divorces when they believe marriage is beyond repair. Supreme Court has often used Article 142 of Constitution to address such cases, circumventing statutory framework. In Kiran Jyot Maini v. Anish Pramod Patel 2024 I

CONCEPT NOTE A multifaceted diverse socio-cultural religion based society, with statutorily enacted personal laws, comprising of 1.4 billion Indians cohabit in 29 States. For its 35.42 million Indian diaspora domiciled in over 200 countries, global family law issues often pose a huge dilemma for resolution by Family Courts in a back drop of outmoded codified domestic family laws. Regardless, all Indian Courts perform herculean exercises to adjudicate these issues for resolut

CHILD RIGHTS IN DOLDRUMS BY ANIL MALHOTRA * Supreme Court directions of February 25 in the matter of assault of a minor child, noted a “disturbing pattern” & its “serious reservations regarding the academic and professional ability of the members of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), as well as their expertise to render meaningful and reliable assistance to the investigating agency in matters of such sensitivity and gravity.” Unfortunate circumstances perpetuated child abuse.