Thursday 4 May 2023

Supreme Court Decision and Trending Divorce Photoshoot

Two trends were noted this May 1st, 2023- both were about Divorce.

One was the Supreme Court ruling.

The other was a viral divorce photoshoot posted by an empowered artist.

Source: Instagram @shalu2626

On 1^st May 2023, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that it can grant divorce under Article 142 of the Constitution and has the discretionary powers to dissolve a matrimonial alliance that has broken down irretrievably. As per the Five-Judge Supreme Court Bench of Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, AS Oka, Vikram Nath and JK Maheshwari:

Grant of divorce (in case of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not a matter of right, but a discretion to be exercised (by the SC) with great care & caution, keeping in mind several factors ensuring ‘complete justice’ is done to both parties.
SC must be fully satisfied that the marriage has completely failed… that the matrimonial alliance has become totally unworkable, emotionally dead and beyond salvation.

Source- The Times of India

Though the Hindu Marriage Act gives a mandatory cooling-off period of six months in case of divorce through mutual consent, SC has the power to waive off the waiting period subject to conditions.

In cultures across the globe, marriage is a sacred insitution.

Divorce is not encouraged.

Here are the divorce rate statistics:

Divorce rate:

🇮🇳India: 1%
🇻🇳Vietnam: 7%
🇹🇯Tajikistan: 10%
🇮🇷Iran: 14%
🇲🇽Mexico: 17%
🇪🇬Egypt: 17%
🇿🇦South Africa: 17%
🇧🇷Brazil: 21%
🇹🇷Turkey: 25%
🇨🇴Colombia: 30%
🇵🇱Poland: 33%
🇯🇵Japan: 35%
🇩🇪Germany: 38%
🇬🇧United Kingdom: 41%
🇳🇿New Zealand: 41%
🇦🇺Australia: 43%
🇨🇳China: 44%…
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) May 1, 2023

Last month, when Lauren Brooke celebrated her divorce by setting her wedding dress ablaze and stomping on photos and sharing those photos, there were sharp reactions.