Supreme Court dissolves marriage under Article 142, granting mutual consent divorce and commending the wife for waiving alimony and returning gold.
Read Full ArticleMutual divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act is valid when marriage is performed with Hindu rites, the Madras High Court rules, even if the wife was Muslim by birth.
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