Can we file divorce petition on grounds of cruelty if wife has abandoned and then add desertion after 2 years to the running case
Pradeep 14 July 2024
Can we file divorce petition on grounds of cruelty if wife has abandoned and then add desertion after 2 years to the running case
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 14 July 2024
You cannot add the subsequent developments to the existing case.
Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate ) 15 July 2024
No, ground for desertion cannot be added at this stage in a divorce case pending for adjudication on the ground of crulty
Muhammad Ayyub (Lawyer) 16 July 2024
No, it may not be straightforward to add desertion as grounds to a divorce petition in legal divorce that was initially based on the Hindu Marriage Act prescribes two continuous years for it.