Jatinder Kumar Sapra vs Anupama Sapra

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, emphasizing that the irretrievable breakdown of marriage is a ground for divorce only when convincingly established. The Court referred to its earlier decision in Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan, 2023 SCC Online SC 544, which outlines factors for determining irretrievable breakdown, including the duration of separation and the welfare of children. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision that the marriage had not been proven to be irretrievably broken down.