Under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, spouses who meet the statutory conditions may jointly seek divorce by mutual consent; the six-month period in Section 13B(2) is directory and may be waived by the court in an appropriate case, not automatically.
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A husband in India can file for divorce on legally recognised grounds such as cruelty, desertion, adultery, conversion, unsoundness of mind, renunciation, not being heard of for seven years, or by mutual consent, depending on the personal law applicable to the marriage. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, divorce is available to either spouse under...
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