The Delhi High Court has ruled that the one-year separation requirement under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is not mandatory. Courts may waive this condition in exceptional cases to prevent undue hardship to parties.
Supreme Court Finalises Divorce, Orders Rs 50 Lakh Alimony to Judicial Officer and Advocate, noting that the husband’s position carries a heightened obligation. The Bench said this obligation is to ensure the wife’s fair dignified long-term security and protection.
The Delhi High Court has ordered re-training for a Family Court judge who invented a provision to grant a divorce decree. It said, “The manner in which the judge conducted proceedings disturbs judicial conscience and threatens the integrity of justice.”
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, holding that an egoistic approach has no place under the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court said false allegations and an inflated ego can destroy marital harmony.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that marriages within the Banjara (Lambada) community performed using Hindu rituals are governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, recognizing the community’s gradual Hinduisation and adoption of essential Hindu matrimonial customs.
The Delhi High Court ruled that continuous behaviour creating suspicion of infidelity, coupled with failure to clear such doubts, constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court upheld a husband’s divorce plea, citing the wife’s evasive conduct and unexplained relationships.
Explore how denying intimacy in marriage constitutes mental cruelty and provides grounds for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, with legal insights and key court precedents explained.
The Delhi High Court clarifies that divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act can be granted only when both spouses jointly express consent.
Gujarat High Court ruled that “Foreign law cannot dissolve marriage under Hindu Marriage Act.” The judgment clarifies that divorces obtained abroad have no legal effect in India for marriages registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
The Supreme Court dissolved a couple’s marriage by mutual consent, urging them to shed egos and focus on their daughter’s well-being. The husband will pay Rs 50,000 monthly for the child’s upkeep.
