Hindu Marriage Act

Dissolution of Marriage on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown: A Comment on A. Ranjithkumar v. E. Kavitha

The Supreme Court of India in A. Ranjithkumar v. E. Kavitha [1] reaffirmed its power to dissolve marriages on the ground of irretrievable breakdown, despite the absence of such a statutory provision in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to bring finality to a matrimonial dispute that had dragged on for more than a decade. The judgment is significant both for its equitable balancing of competing interests and for its reiteration of judicial creativity in family law.

Category: Hindu Marriage Act   Posted on: August 20, 2025

What is the law on the entitlement of share to the children of void or voidable marriages under the Hindu Succession Act & Hindu Marriage Act?

The provisions of the HSA, 1956 have to be harmonised with the mandate in Section 16(3) of the HMA, 1955 which indicates that a child who is conferred with legitimacy under sub-sections (1) and (2) will not be entitled to rights in or to the property of any person other than the parents. The property of the parent, where the parent had an interest in the property of a joint Hindu family governed under the Mitakshara law has to be ascertained in terms of the Explanation to sub-section (3), as interpreted above

Category: Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act   Posted on: March 10, 2024