Irretrievable breakdown of a marriage is prevalent in the US. Does the Hindu Marriage Act enumerate it as a ground for divorce? Irretrievable breakdown of a marriage is not a valid ground of divorce under section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 so divorce can not be granted only on the ground of irretrievable breakdown […]
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