An Insight to The Concept of Divorce by Mutual Consent with reference to Hitesh Bhatnagar v. Deepa Bhatnagar
Esh Gupta Symbiosis Law School, Pune, India
Volume III, Issue II, 2020
The following article gives an insight to the concept of Divorce by Mutual Consent under Hindu Law with reference to a landmark judgment of Hitesh Bhatnagar v. Deepa Bahtnagar decided by the Apex Court. The author tries to highlight the sanctity of marriage under Hindu Law and how the court shall use its Power under Article 142 of the Constitution to allow complete justice departing from the strict interpretation of statutory provisions. However the author further identifies some grey areas in the law point and tries to fill the gaps by offering some recommendations which gives an opportunity to research on those specific points
