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Madras High Court Grants Divorce After 26-Year Separation
The Madras High Court decided to end a marriage after the couple had been apart for more than 26 years.
The judges said the couple was not likely to reunite.
The husband had asked the court for a divorce.
A family court had earlier rejected his request.
The High Court said he had not helped pay for his daughters’ education or marriages.
It also said he had made unsupported accusations about his wife’s character.
The court agreed to dissolve the marriage but added conditions.
He must transfer his interest in a jointly owned five-cent property to his wife.
He must also give her two-thirds of the money received from selling his 1.7-cent property.
The Madras High Court dissolved a marriage after the couple had lived separately for more than 26 years.
The court found no possibility of reconciliation or reunion between the spouses.
It cited the husband’s failure to support his two daughters’ education or marriages and his baseless character allegations against his wife.
The divorce was made conditional on the husband meeting specified property obligations.
He must execute a release deed for the jointly held five-cent property and give the wife two-thirds of the sale proceeds from his 1.7-cent property.
- Who
- A separated married couple; the husband sought the divorce, and the case was heard by Justices G R Swaminathan and M D Sumathi.
- What
- The Madras High Court dissolved the marriage but conditioned the divorce on the husband fulfilling specified property obligations.
- Where
- The Madras High Court.
- When
- The court issued its decision on August 21; the couple had been separated for more than 26 years.
- Why
- The court found no possibility of reconciliation and cited the husband’s failure to support his daughters, unsupported allegations against his wife, and property obligations toward her.
Key facts
- Separation period
- More than 26 years
- Court
- Madras High Court
- Bench
- Justices G R Swaminathan and M D Sumathi
- Joint property
- A jointly held five-cent property
- Required transfer
- The husband must execute a release deed in the wife’s favour
- Additional property obligation
- The wife must receive two-thirds of the sale amount from the husband’s 1.7-cent property
- Family court outcome
- The family court had dismissed the husband’s divorce petition
Quotes
Madras High Court bench
A bench of Justices G R Swaminathan and M D Sumathi hearing the husband’s divorce plea
“After hearing the learned counsel appearing for the respondent, we are more than satisfied that the petitioner has not conducted himself as a responsible family man.”
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