Grounds Of Divorce Under Various Acts And Parties To Whom Available

Ground Hindu Special Parsi Indian Dissolution of

Marriage Marriage Marriage Divorce Muslim
Act, 1955 Act, 1954 And Act, 1936 Marriage Act,
Divorce 1939
Act, 1936
1. Cruelty To Both To Both To Both To Both To wife only

2. Adultery To Both To Both To Both To Both None

3. Disertion To Both To Both To Both To Both None
4. Incurable Insanity To Both To Both To Both To Both To Wife
5. Leprosy To Both To Both None To Both To Wife only
6. Venereal Deseases To Both To Both To Both None To Wife only
7. Disappearance. To Both To Both None To Both None
8. Conversion to To Both None To Both To Both None
another religion
9. Renunciation of the To Both None None None None
world
10. No cohabitation for To Both To Wife To Both Both None (But
one /two year(s) available under
after judicial uncodified
seperation / Muslim Law)
maintenance order
11. Mutual concent To Both To Both None To Both
12. Bigumy To Wife To Both With adultry None
(To Wife)
13. Rape, sedomy or To Wife To Wife To Both To Wife None
bestiality
14. Repudiation of To Wife Not None None To Wife
marriage before Applicable
allaining majority
15. Imprinsonment for None To Both To Both None To Wife
seven years or more
16. Impolancy / Non - Marriage Voidable To Both None To Wife
consummation of Voidable (To Both)
marriage (To Both)
17. Fradulant consent Voidable None None None None
(To Both)
18. Pregnancy at time of Voidable None To Husband Not None
marriage (To Available
Husband)