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20-Year Marital Deadlock Ended; Divorce Granted under Article 142 with ₹20 Lakh Alimony: Supreme Court

19 Dec 2025 2 min read
20-Year Marital Deadlock Ended; Divorce Granted under Article 142 with ₹20 Lakh Alimony: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on December 18, 2025, stepped in to bring closure to a marriage that had effectively existed only on paper for nearly two decades. The case involved two government school teachers from Punjab, Jatinder Kumar and Jeewan Lata, who were married in June 2003 in Morinda, Punjab. The couple did not have any children, and their relationship reportedly began deteriorating within a few years due to personal disputes…

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