Failure To Cohabit For A Year After Decree Of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Entitles Decree Holder To Dissolution Of Marriage: Allahabad HC

While upholding a decree of dissolution of marriage for a couple who had lived separately for 40 years, the Allahabad High Court held that even if the husband had sought a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, upon failure to cohabit for a period of one year after the grant of such decree, the husband could seek dissolution of marriage.Section 13 (1A) (ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act,...