Hello, I was betrothed on 5.6.2011 arranged by both parents and family members.
I am working in Australia and bride working as a manager in visa processing officel, it was decided by both after marriage v will be living together in Australia.
Bride working in a visa processing office (Including Australian partner visa) and bride is well versed with all the rules and loop holes in the visa process that make visa process easy and quicker, thereby, bride came up with an idea to get marriage registered than before doing marriage customarily in front of your relatives and friends, therefore, avoid delay in visa process. Based on bride opinion, v both decided to get the marriage registered only for the sake of visa process alone and not customarily.
After the registration of marriage which of no customary value, with no Hindu religious rites were performed, I gone back to work in Australia fixing the marriage date on 4/3/2012 moreover I paid Rs 1 lak along with a for bride as visa processing fees thereby submitting the application on 8/8/2011, believing everything going smooth but on contra, during telephonic conversation, misunderstanding and differences start arousing that lead both of us not to get in to the marriage relationship. Both of us intimated to parent’s though they were shocked but digested the fact that v both are not made up for each other.
After this incident v both agreed for divorce under mutual consent and consulted a Advocate to execute this process. since v both of us not completed 1 year of marital life from the date of registration of marriage to opt divorce under mutual consent under special marriage act and more over I was in Australia practically not possible to attend the court proceedings so I gave special power of attorney to my father and the same was adjudicated by the sub-registrar of ‘Sembium’.
After this there was a sudden change in bride's friendly attitude and I suggested bride's own lawyer to conduct all legal proceedings and rejected my lawyer. The bride's lawyer filing a petition seeking divorce under cruelty claiming alimony and maintenance is the only way.
My parents sand I shocked by bride's sudden change in attitude and further knowing all the story and marriage itself happened only for the sake of visa process alone neither any nuptial custom happened (even not consumated) Bride taking a reverse turn from the entire idea that you have suggested just to exploit the situation, thereby to enjoy alimony and maintenance out of that.
How can I proceed with this type of situation????????
