Divorce granted by foreign court on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage not legal: Supreme Court

Published 03 Nov 2026, 18:55 IST

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the decree of divorce granted by a foreign court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not legal. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar made the observation while dismissing a plea by a man seeking…

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the decree of divorce granted by a foreign court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not legal. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar made the observation while dismissing a plea by a man seeking…

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. Current article 03 Nov 2026, 18:55 IST

Divorce granted by foreign court on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage not legal: Supreme Court

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 03 Nov 2026, 22:01 IST

Divorce granted by foreign court on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage not legal: SC

In our view, the foreign divorce decree was passed in contravention of the existing matrimonial law in India and on a ground that is not even recognised statutorily, the bench said

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