Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Supreme Court Grants Divorce After 22-Year Legal Battle
The Supreme Court of India granted a divorce to a couple who had been fighting in court for 22 years.
The couple married in 2000 and started living separately in 2001.
They had no children.
The husband first asked for a divorce in 2003, but the court said no.
He tried again in 2007 and got a divorce in 2010.
The wife appealed, and the high court said no to the divorce in 2011.
The husband then went to the Supreme Court, which took 14 years to decide.
The Supreme Court said that since the couple had been apart for so long and could not get along, it was best to end the marriage.
They said that keeping the case going for so long was not good for anyone.
The court has the power to end marriages that are beyond repair.
Supreme Court grants divorce to a couple after a 22-year legal battle, citing irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
The couple married in 2000 and lived separately from 2001, with no children.
Initial divorce petition in 2003 was dismissed as premature, with subsequent legal battles lasting over two decades.
Court emphasizes that long-pending matrimonial litigation serves no useful purpose and can be harmful to society.
Divorce granted under Article 142(1) of the Constitution, recognizing the marriage as beyond repair.
- Who
- Supreme Court of India, a couple married in 2000
- What
- Granting of divorce after a 22-year legal battle
- When
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- India
- Why
- To sever ties in cases where litigation has been pending for a long time, as it serves no useful purpose
- Duration of Legal Battle
- 22 years
- Marriage Duration
- 2000-2001 (1 year)
- Court Decision
- Divorce granted on grounds of irretrievable breakdown
- Key Judges
- Justices Manmohan and Joymalya Bagchi
- Legal Basis
- Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India
Sources
'Rampant Misuse': Top Court Says Anti-Dowry Laws Remain Ineffective
Training for cops, judges, changes in school curriculum: How Supreme Court wants to combat ‘evil’ of dowry related offences
SC grants divorce to couple 22 years after they began legal battle: ‘no useful purpose served by keeping litigation pending’
