Supreme Court judgments on Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

27 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Sakshi Sharma vs Aman Sinha

SC · 3 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 542 : 2026 INSC 960

Whether, having regard to a Settlement Agreement voluntarily and amicably arrived at between the parties through mediation, this Court should exercise its jurisdiction u/Art.142 of Constitution to dissolve marriage by mu…

Sonal Talpada vs Veerbhan Singh

SC · 2 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 49 : 2026 INSC 620

Whether the Respondent-husband was subjected to ‘cruelty’ within the meaning of law and; whether the marital bond between the parties has ruptured to such an extent that the marriage has broken down irretrievably, render…

Dhananjay Rathi vs Ruchika Rathi

SC · 13 April 2026

[2026] 5 S.C.R. 175 : 2026 INSC 360

Issue pertains to whether the proceedings initiated by the respondent-wife under the DV Act should be quashed; whether any party can back out from the Settlement Agreement arrived at in the mediation proceedings; and whe…

Geeta @ Reeta Mishra vs Ajay Kumar Mishra

SC · 12 September 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 640 : 2025 INSC 1102

The High Court has affirmed the decree of divorce granted by the Family Court vide order dated 20.09.2019. Whether respondenthusband should contribute towards the marriage expenses of his daughter.

M.V. Leelavathi vs Dr. C.R. Swamy @ Dr. C.R. Kumara Swamy

SC · 18 August 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 178 : 2025 INSC 994

The Family Court awarded Rs.15,00,000/- as permanent alimony, which was upheld by the High Court.

A. Ranjithkumar vs E. Kavitha

SC · 14 August 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 151 : 2025 INSC 978

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment passed by the High Court, setting aside the decree of divorce granted by the family court.

Pradeep Bhardwaj vs Priya

SC · 15 July 2025

[2025] 7 S.C.R. 534 : 2025 INSC 852

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment passed by the High Court dismissing the matrimonial appeal filed by the appellant-husband refusing to grant divorce to the parties.

Vibhor Garg vs Neha

SC · 14 July 2025

[2025] 7 S.C.R. 611 : 2025 INSC 829

Issue arose whether the conversation between spouses secretly recorded by one of them could be permitted to be made admissible in evidence; whether in light of the Evidence Act and the Family Courts Act, 1984, a conversa…

Ramanuj Kumar vs Priyanka

SC · 22 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1502 : 2025 INSC 543

Whether on facts, the marriage between the parties has irretrievably broken down and ought to be dissolved on that ground in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.

Sukhdev Singh vs Sukhbir Kaur

SC · 12 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1569 : 2025 INSC 197

Whether a spouse of a marriage declared as void under s.11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is entitled to claim permanent alimony and maintenance under u/s.25 of the Act; whether in a petition filed seeking a declaratio…

Sau. Jiya vs Kuldeep

SC · 31 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1398 : 2025 INSC 135

Issue arose as regards permanent alimony to be given by respondent-husband to appellant-wife, post-divorce.

Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena vs Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and another

SC · 10 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 462 : 2025 INSC 55

Will a husband, who secures a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, stand absolved of paying maintenance to his wife by virtue of Section 125(4), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if his wife refuses to abide by the…

Amutha vs A.R. Subramanian

SC · 19 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 755 : 2024 INSC 1033

The appellant-wife herein is challenging the grant of divorce.

Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda

SC · 19 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1355 : 2024 INSC 1014

Issue arose whether the petitioner-wife is entitled to the transfer of the divorce petition; and whether this Court, upon the application filed by the respondent-husband, can exercise its powers u/Art. 142(1) of the Cons…

Parvin Kumar Jain vs Anju Jain

SC · 10 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 543 : 2024 INSC 961

In the instant case, the parties were married and have a son born from their wedlock, however, the realtionship soured and they have been living separately for more than two decades. The main issue between the parties al…

Dolly Rani vs Manish Kumar Chanchal

SC · 19 April 2024

[2024] 5 S.C.R. 510 : 2024 INSC 355

When the marriage ceremony had not been performed in accordance with section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, whether registration of such a marriage under section 8 of the 1955 Act would confer any legitimacy to it.

Revanasiddappa & Anr. vs Mallikarjun & Ors.

SC · 1 September 2023

[2023] 14 S.C.R. 320 : 2023 INSC 783

Whether a child who is conferred with legislative legitimacy u/s. 16(1) or 16(2) is, by reason of s. 16(3), of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 entitled to the ancestral/coparcenary property of the parents or is the child…

Sh. Rakesh Raman vs Smt. Kavita

SC · 26 April 2023

[2023] 3 S.C.R. 552 : 2023 INSC 433

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13(1)(ia) and (ib) – Divorce – Grounds of cruelty and desertion – Marital discord between the parties – Petition for dissolution of marriage by the husband on the ground that the wife treated…

N. Rajendran vs S. Valli

SC · 3 February 2022

[2022] 16 S.C.R. 498 : 2022 INSC 140

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.13(1)(ia), 15 – Family Courts Act, 1984 – ss. 19, 20 – Limitation Act, 1963 – s. 29 – Cruelty – Irretrievable breakdown of marriage – Dissolution of Marriage – Case of appellant that respond…

Nitaben Dinesh Patel vs Dinesh Dahyabhai Patel

SC · 7 October 2021

[2021] 8 S.C.R. 618 : 2021 INSC 629

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – s.23A – Proceedings for divorce or judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rights – Counterclaim for relief – Scope – Held: By way of counter claim, the respondent in any proceedings for…

Joydeep Majumdar vs Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar

SC · 26 February 2021

[2021] 2 S.C.R. 117 : 2021 INSC 123

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Divorce on the ground of mental cruelty – When reputation of spouse is sullied amongst his colleagues, his superiors and society at large, he cannot be expected to condone such conduct and cont…

Mangayarkarasi vs M. Yuvaraj

SC · 3 March 2020

[2020] 2 S.C.R. 1036 : 2020 INSC 259

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.9, 13 – Respondent-husband filed petition being H.M.O.P No.13/2010 (old No.532/2007) seeking dissolution of marriage – Appellant-wife filed petition for restitution of conjugal rights – Peti…

Munish Kakkar vs Nidhi Kakkar

SC · 17 December 2019

[2019] 15 S.C.R. 169 : 2019 INSC 1384

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13(1)(ia) – Petition seeking divorce – By husband – Trial Court passed decree of divorce – High Court set aside the decree – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: The High Court has brushed aside t…

Rathnamma & Ors. vs Sujathamma & Ors.

SC · 15 November 2019

[2019] 14 S.C.R. 647 : 2019 INSC 1255

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss.5, 7 and 11 – Succession in the estate on basis of a marriage – Claim for – Plaintiff, maternal grand-daughter of defendant No.1 claimed to have married ‘H’ her uncle (son of defendant No.1)…

R. Srinivas Kumar vs R. Shametha

SC · 4 October 2019

[2019] 12 S.C.R. 873 : 2019 INSC 1128

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13(1) – Petition under – On the grounds mentioned in s. 13(1)(ia) and (ib) – Also sought divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage – Refused by courts below – In appeal to…

Mr. Anurag Mittal vs Mrs. Shaily Mishra Mittal

SC · 24 August 2018

[2018] 10 S.C.R. 123 : 2018 INSC 745

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – s. 15 and 5(i) – Divorced persons, when may marry again – Marriage between the appellant and the respondent during the pendency of the appeal against the decree of divorce – Marriage was entere…

Anu Bhandari vs Pradip Bhandari

SC · 5 March 2018

[2018] 3 S.C.R. 576 : 2018 INSC 203

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – s.13B – Divorce by mutual consent – Appellant and respondent married in 1997, living separately since March 2011, were involved in various civil as well as criminal litigations – Application fi…

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