Published on : 21 Nov 2025, 12:43 pm 3 min read

Though irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, the refusal to dissolve such marriages would amount to pushing a person towards continuous pain and suffering, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed recently.

The Division Bench of Justices Vishal Dhagat and BP Sharma said that the Court cannot shut its eyes to the practical difficulties and problems of the parties before it. It added that irretrievable breakdown of marriage in itself amounts to cruelty.

“ If divorce is not granted in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage then it will amount to further pushing party towards continuous pain and suffering. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage is a species within genus of c

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