MISHA SOMANI vs RITURAJ SOMANI — C.A. No. 801/2026

Summary The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and granted a decree of divorce by mutual consent to Misha Somani and Rituraj Somani, setting aside the High Court's order that had rejected their waiver request for the 6-month cooling period under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court held that the four illustrative conditions from *Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur* are not mandatory prerequisites, and where parties have irretrievably broken down their marriage and genuinely settled all differences, courts must exercise discretion to waive the waiting period. The divorce decree was granted with the settlement agreement terms forming part of the order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.