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  • Supreme Court ruling on Consensual Divorce

    Supreme Court ruling on Consensual Divorce

    The Supreme Court Bench ruled that it can exercise its plenary power to do “complete justice” under Article 142(1) of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage on the ground that it had ‘broken down irretrievably’, without referring the parties to a family court where they must wait 6-18 months for a decree of divorce by…

  • Norms for Consumer Court

    Important for Prelims: Indian polity Mains: General Studies Paper II Supreme Court eases norms for Consumer Court Consumer courts Practice Questions for Prelims Consider the following statements regarding Consumer Court :1. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 provides a three-tier quasi-judicial mechanism for the redressal of consumer disputes.2. The Supreme Court reduced the mandatory professional experience from…