JASMEET KAUR vs JASPREET SINGH

The Supreme Court, invoking its power under Article 142, awarded a lump sum compensation of Rs. 2,00,000 to the petitioner-wife in a transfer petition concerning a divorce decree. The Court noted that the respondent-husband had remarried and had a child, and thus, the only relief available to the petitioner was compensation. The application under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC to set aside the divorce decree was dismissed, and the compensation must be paid within six months, failing which it will attract interest at 9% per annum.