The Calcutta High Court held that an irretrievable breakdown of marriage amounts to cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act and granted divorce after finding the parties had lived apart for nearly two decades.
Read Full ArticleThe Calcutta High Court set aside a trial court order directing registration of a POCSO case while hearing a mutual consent divorce petition, holding that the judge exceeded jurisdiction under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act and could not order criminal proceedings beyond the scope of the case.
Madras High Court grants divorce, holding that secretly arranging daughter’s marriage without informing the father amounts to mental cruelty.
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