Desertion-Based Divorce Converted into Mutual Consent; ₹25 Lakh One-Time Settlement Granted to Odisha IT Professional Woman: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India brought a quiet but decisive end to a long-running matrimonial dispute from Odisha, choosing resolution over prolonged blame. The decision was delivered on Wednesday in 2025 by a bench exercising its constitutional powers. The Court reshaped a divorce granted on allegations of desertion into a mutual consent separation, holding that the marriage had completely broken down and further litigation would serve no purpose. Marriage and…