Supreme Court dissolves marriage on irretrievable breakdown, directs husband to pay ₹1.25 crore alimony

The Supreme Court has directed a husband to pay ₹1.25 crore as permanent alimony to his estranged wife while dissolving their marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution.

Justice Vikram Nath, writing for the bench, noted that the husband had already remarried based on a family court decree later overturned by the Madras High Court, leaving the marriage untenable. Considering that the couple had been married for over two decades, the Court invoked its inherent powers to end the dispute.

The appeal was allowed and the High Court’s order was set aside.

[A. Ranjithkumar v E. Kavitha]