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suneel (worker)     07 March 2015

Concealing the skin disorder by the son in law

Sir, My daughter is married couple of months ago. Now it is revealed that her husband has vitiligo which is a skin condition wherein the skin color turns white. The parents and relatives never mentioned about the skin condition and the guy use to wear full sleeve shirt and trousers all times. Hence this couldn’t be found out by us also prior to marriage. He even never told about it to my daughter and use to cover himself up at all times. One day while sleeping my daughter noticed the patches all over the body and asked him about it. To this he told he had it since a long time and if she wants she can leave. The main issues here are 1. He and his relatives never informed us about the skin disorder. 2. There is no complete treatment for this skin disorder. 3. No one ever conformed any one of us about this condition even after marriage 4. The parents expect that my daughter will nurse him and treat improve this condition. 5. Additionally he seems to be mentally unstable though not to a complete extent. My daughter has made it clear to me that she will not live with him and want a divorce. Pls advice 1. Can she file for divorce within two months of marriage? 2. If yes then can contest this case stating that she has been cheated by the guy and his family by not informing about this untreatable skin disorder? 3. Can she claim alimony or not?


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Advocate Kappil Cchandna (Expert Bail & Criminal Defence Lawyer at Delhi Supreme Court of India)     07 March 2015

Dear, You daughter can seek annulment of marriage on the ground of fraud, because for divorce minimum one year of marriage is required ..... Yes she can claim permanent alimony and set her marriage aside..... Kapil Chandna Adv 9899011450

suneel (worker)     07 March 2015

Thank you Kapil Sir, Can we seek this annulment under special marriages act. we are Christians.

Adv. Chandrasekhar (Advocate)     08 March 2015

Yes.   She can file annulment case to dissolve the marriage.  But I do not think she will be entitled to maintenance.  In some annulment cases, I saw maintenance during the pendency, but permanent alimony is not possible.

Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] (Scientist/Engineer)     08 March 2015

Is your daughter now living with her husband in the same house. If so what you should do immediately is judicial separation. During the period of judicial separation she can go for annulment. You say you are Christians. If the marriage was registered under the special marriage act she can apply under the same act. But apart from family/marriage laws the case can come under criminal laws also. For instance probably it can come under IPC 420. I do not know whether she can get alimony. But certainly she can claim compensation even outside family laws.


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