The Patna High Court has reiterated that the mandatory one-year separation under Section 13(B) must be genuinely observed for granting mutual consent divorce. It upheld rejection of the couple’s plea after the husband admitted conjugal relations during separation.
The Gujarat High Court held procedural defects cannot defeat Mubarat divorce where mutual consent exists, recognizing dissolution without written agreement, criticizing a Family Court’s hyper-technical approach, and affirming Muslim personal law principles prioritizing substantive justice over procedural requirements.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife’s job or income alone cannot justify denying her maintenance. What truly matters, the Court stressed, is whether her earnings can maintain the standard of living she had in her matrimonial home. The Allahabad High Court determined that a wife’s employment or income alone cannot be grounds for […]
