Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 provides for divorce by
ACaste panchayat decision
BMutual consent between the spouses (subject to the conditions and the cooling-off period; the latter is now waivable per Amardeep Singh v Harveen Kaur 2017)
CUnilateral declaration of either spouse
DDecree of an ecclesiastical court
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mutual consent between the spouses (subject to the conditions and the cooling-off period; the latter is now waivable per Amardeep Singh v Harveen Kaur 2017)
Section 13B was inserted in 1976. The 6-month cooling-off is directory; Amardeep Singh held it may be waived where the marriage is past redemption and parties have lived separately for at least one year. Mutual-consent divorce remains the most common formal route.
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