valid grounds for divorce under Hindu marriage act.

Divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 can be obtained on the grounds of:

1. Adultery

2. Cruelty

3. Desertion for two years

4. Conversion in religion

5. Unsound mind

6. Suffering from venereal disease and/or Leprosy

7. Either spouse has renounced the world not heard for 7 years

8. No resumption of co-habitation for one year after the decree of judicial separation

9. No restitution of conjugal rights for one year after decree for restitution of conjugal rights Husband guilty of rape sodomy or bestiality.

10. And if after an order of maintenance is passed under the Hindu Maintenance and Adoptions Act or the Criminal Procedure Code there has been no cohabitation for one year.

As regards the maintenance and adoption of children, Hindus are governed by The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act.


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