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1955 |
Parliament enacts Hindu Marriage Act. Allows divorce on grounds of adultery, cruelty, desertion
1971 |
The SC makes the earliest observation to include irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce
1976 |
The Hindu Marriage Act is amended to introduce divorce by mutual consent
1978 |
The SC rules that a financially better off wife can choose the matrimonial house too
1978 |
The 71st Law Commission report recommends introducing breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce
1981 |
Congress goverment tries and fails to introduce new ground
2005 |
Parliament passes The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, giving equal rights to siblings, including daughters, over property
2006 |
The SC, in a landmark ruling, recommends modification of the Hindu Marriage Act to include irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce
2008 |
SC validates live-in relationships as marriages and says children born to such parents would be called legitimate and would have rights to the parents' property
2009 |
The SC denies divorce for the reason that the ground of "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" was not available in existing laws
2012 |
The redrafted Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 passed by the cabinet. The mandatory six-month clause for filing of divorce will now be waived off on grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The new clause also permits one-time settlement instead of monthly maintenance in case of divorce
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Srikanth RamakrishnappaMar 31st, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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