Shivani Bardia

Associate / Counsel

She focuses on understanding the specific needs of each client and providing clear, practical, and efficient legal solutions.

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Written by Shivani Bardia

Family & matrimonial6 Oct 2026

Dissolving a Dead Marriage: Article 142 and Irretrievable Breakdown in Indian Divorce Law

Indian law has no "irretrievable breakdown" divorce ground, but since Shilpa Sailesh (2023) the Supreme Court can end a dead marriage under Article 142, even over one spouse's objection, as in Neha Lal (2026). It is discretionary, only the Supreme Court can use it, and maintenance, custody and property need settling

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