Nayan Bhowmick vs Aparna Chakraborty

insc-2025-1436 Supreme Court of India 15 December 2025 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5167 OF 2012 • 16 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

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Case Significance

Nayan Bhowmick vs Aparna Chakraborty is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 15, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1436). Matrimonial appeal where the husband challenged the High Court's reversal of a divorce decree granted on grounds of desertion. The Supreme Court exercised power under Article 142 to dissolve the marriage, finding it had irretrievably broken down after the parties living separately for over 20 years with no possibility of rapprochement. The bench comprised Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Manmohan. The judgment was delivered by Justice Manmohan.

This case has been cited by 2 subsequent judgments. The judgment references 8 case citations.

Summary

Matrimonial appeal where the husband challenged the High Court's reversal of a divorce decree granted on grounds of desertion. The Supreme Court exercised power under Article 142 to dissolve the marriage, finding it had irretrievably broken down after the parties living separately for over 20 years with no possibility of rapprochement.

What was the outcome of Nayan Bhowmick vs Aparna Chakraborty?

Matrimonial appeal where the husband challenged the High Court's reversal of a divorce decree granted on grounds of desertion. The Supreme Court exercised power under Article 142 to dissolve the marri...

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Cases Cited (8)

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(1994) 1 SCC 337 (1997) 4 SCC 226 (2002) 2 SCC 73 (2006) 4 SCC 558 (2007) 4 SCC 511 (2023) 14 SCC 231 (2023) 17 SCC 433 2025 INSC 1436

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1436)