HC on Divorce: Family Courts Cannot Grant Divorce on Ground of Breakdown of Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act, Says Delhi High Court
The division bench emphasised that an irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not a reason for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, while overturning a family court judgement awarding divorce on that basis, among other grounds.
The Delhi High Court has stated that Family Courts cannot issue divorce based on an irreversible collapse of the marriage. In the case at hand, which included Hindu parties, the Court stated that the family court must closely follow the rules of the Hindu Marriage Act controlling the issuance of divorce. The division bench of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Vikas Mahajan emphasised that an irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not a reason for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, while overturning a family court judgement awarding divorce on that basis, among other grounds. HC on Divorce Case: Wife Insisting on Living Separately From In-Laws Without Valid Reason Counts for Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court.
Family Courts Cannot Grant Divorce on Grounds of Breakdown of MarriageÂ
Family courts cannot grant divorce on ground of breakdown of marriage: Delhi High Court
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