Divorce
Divorce can be granted on several grounds, including adultery, cruelty, desertion, conversion, mental disorder, venereal disease, and irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The district court where the couple last resided together has jurisdiction over divorce cases.
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Divorce On the Ground of – Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
In R. Srinivas Kumar v. R. Shametha, 2020 (138) ALR 265, divorce was granted on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, after examining various judicial pronouncements. It has been noted that such…
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Divorce – on the Ground of Cruelty
Since the cruelty has not been defined in the Hindu Marriage Act, it is difficult to define precisely as to what exactly cruelty means under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. Cruelty…