Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 14 April 2026
Supreme Court invokes Article 142 to grant divorce after wife reneges consent
Exam-focused facts from the 14 April 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Supreme Court of India invoked Article 142 to dissolve the marriage after the wife withdrew consent for mutual divorce.
- The wife had received Rs 75 lakh as first instalment and Rs 14 lakh for car purchase under the settlement agreement.
- The court quashed the domestic violence case filed by the wife against the husband and his family members.
- The bench comprised Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi.
- The husband was directed to pay the final instalment of Rs 70 lakh to the wife.
- All civil and criminal cases lodged by the couple against each other were quashed by the court.