Judicial Separation period before divorce

Q.  Which of the following laws mandate only a year’s judicial separation before applying for dissolution of marriage?

1) The Hindu Marriage Act
2) Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act
3) Christian Law
- Published on 10 May 16

a. 2, 3
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2
 
  • The Hindu Marriage Act, the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act and even the Special Marriage Act mandate only a year’s judicial separation.
  • The government is going ahead with a proposal to amend a condition in a 147-year-old divorce law mandating Christian couples to live separately for two years before they can apply for dissolution of marriage. The Centre’s move is triggered by the Supreme Court’s comments that this condition, called judicial separation, “makes no sense” today.
  • The Law and Justice Ministry is proposing to amend the Divorce Act, 1869 to reduce by half — from two years to one — the waiting period for Christians who have already decided to divorce.

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