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Sep 28, 2016 · A new study on divorce and separation in India throws up fascinating insights into gender empowerment and bias, writes Soutik Biswas.
Jun 7, 2024 · The bill introduces significant changes to the existing divorce laws in India, making the process more streamlined while also providing safeguards for the financial interests of the wife and children involved.
Aug 15, 2023 · Get a detailed guide to divorce in India, covering legal process, types of divorce, and considerations for mutual and contested divorce.
- (1) The Supreme Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction may pass such decree or make such order as is necessary for doing complete justice in any...
- While the court can issue a decree for the restitution of conjugal rights, it cannot physically force a spouse to return to the matrimonial home. C...
- (1) यदि पर्याप्त साधनों वाला कोई व्यक्ति- (क) अपनी पत्नी का, जो अपना भरणपोषण करने में असमर्थ है, या (ख) अपनी धर्मज या अधर्मज अवयस्क संतान का चाहे व...
- (1) इस अधिनियम के उपबन्धों के अधीन रहते हुए यह है कि विवाह के दोनों पक्षकार मिलकर विवाह विच्छेद की डिक्री द्वारा विवाह के विघटन के लिए अर्जी, चाहे...
- जो कोई, किसी स्त्री का पति या पति का नातेदार होते हुए, ऐसी स्त्री के प्रति क्रूरता करेगा, वह कारावास से, जिसकी अवधि तीन वर्ष तक की हो सकेगी, दण्डित...
- Where in any suit it is proved by affidavit or otherwise--(a) that any property in dispute in a suit is in danger of being wasted, damaged or alien...
- The Court may at any stage of the proceedings allow either party to alter or amend his pleadings in such manner and on such terms as may be just, a...
- (1) Where admissions of fact have been made either in the pleading or otherwise; whether orally or in writing, the Court may at any stage of the su...
- (1) Any marriage solemnized, whether before or after the commencement of the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 (51 of 2001), may, on a petition...
- (1) Either party to a marriage, whether solemnised before or after the commencement of this Act, may present a petition praying for a decree for ju...
Sep 18, 2023 · Divorce, as a legal option for separation, was identified and practiced in British India in the year 1869 which was majorly for the Christians seeking divorce lawfully. In India, there was no legal framework that could formalize a divorce or allow for it.
Aug 30, 2024 · What is the Procedure to file for Contested or One Sided Divorce in India? Under most divorce laws in India, a contested divorce (when one party wishes to go for divorce but the other party does not consent) can be filed based upon different grounds mentioned in the Act.
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May 1, 2023 · A petition for divorce by mutual consent can be moved only after a year of the marriage. However, Section 14 of the HMA allows a divorce petition sooner in case of “exceptional hardship to the petitioner or of exceptional depravity on the part of the respondent”.
Apr 7, 2024 · The legal process for separation and divorce in India is governed by various personal laws, such as the Hindu Marriage Act, the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, and the Special Marriage Act, depending on the religious affiliation of the couple.
