'Personal Inconvenience' Of Couple Not A Ground To Waive Cooling Off Period For Mutual Consent Divorce: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

Personal inconvenience of the parties cannot be a ground to waive the period of 6 months as provided under Section 13-B (2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held. The couple, who had filed a divorce by mutual consent plea before the Family court, had sought waiver of 6 months cooling off period. The reasons urged in the application seeking waiver was...