Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda

The Supreme Court addressed a transfer petition under Section 25 CPC, seeking to move a divorce petition filed under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 from Bhopal to Pune. The Court considered whether it could grant a decree of divorce on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India. The Court held that it has the power to grant such a decree if the circumstances warrant it, thereby establishing the principle that irretrievable breakdown can be a valid ground for divorce even in the absence of mutual consent.