The Supreme Court of India has exercised its extraordinary powers under Article 142(1) of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage on the grounds of “irretrievable breakdown,” while quashing Domestic Violence (DV) proceedings initiated by a wife who had resiled from a mediated settlement agreement. A Bench comprising Justices Vijay Bishnoi and Rajesh Bindal observed that
Can a Party Back Out of a Mediated Settlement and Still Pursue DV Proceedings? Supreme Court Answers
