Today, On 11th May, The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea challenging Hindu Marriage Act rule letting only the wife seek divorce after a year of no cohabitation. The CJI asked, “Do you think you head the entire male gender group?”
The Karnataka High Court has held that couples need not register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to file or maintain a divorce petition. The Bench dismissed the wife’s writ petition challenging the lower court’s decision.
