Shikha w/o Varun Surekha @ Shikha d/o Sharadkumar Raniwala v. State of Odisha & Others
2026 INSC 106028 September 202615 min read
Supreme Court Grants Divorce Under Article 142, Quashes All Pending Matrimonial Litigation Between Parties
The Supreme Court exercised its power under Article 142 to dissolve the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown and quashed all pending civil and criminal proceedings between the parties.
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- Case Name
- Shikha w/o Varun Surekha @ Shikha d/o Sharadkumar Raniwala v. State of Odisha & Others
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1060
- Bench
- Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan
- Date of Judgment
- September 28, 2026
- Area of Law
- Family Law — Article 142 of the Constitution — Divorce by Mutual Consent — Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage — Quashing of Pending Litigation
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