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sagar (C&P)     19 October 2010

Divorce in case of unregistered marriage

I am a resident of Ghaziabad. I am a salaried person and married on 25-Nov-2008(No Kid), wife is from Indore, M.P. However, I could never register my marriage in the registrar office due to lack of required documents. We have not been living together for about 9 months due to personal differences. Now I am willing for Divorce, however, I have some confusion on below mentioned points, for which I need your kind advice. 

1. Since our marriage is not registered, shall we get divorce? Or it would be an MOU or some other way of settlements.

2. What if she doesn't agree to sign divorce papers/MOU? What other options I have?

3. Is there any provision in law that considers divorce if a couple does not live together for a certain period of time?

4 Is it mandatory in law that after divorce or settlement man has to pay alimony, compensation or maintenance to his wife, even though if she is more educated than the man and she was a working girl before marriage?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,



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Renuka Gupta ( Gender Researcher )     20 October 2010

Mr. Harsh Prakash, can you  give details  of this latest Supreme court judgement. It would be good to have full text of the judgement. Thanks.

Renuka Gupta ( Gender Researcher )     20 October 2010

Either if your wife is working or not...it is a bit confusing, Mr. Harsh. Can you clarify it a bit more? I think it is a typo on your part which often happens, but in this context, it is bit confusing and needs to be corrected.

Arup (UNEMPLOYED)     20 October 2010

1. Since our marriage is not registered, shall we get divorce? Or it would be an MOU or some other way of settlements. 

- Though your marriage not registered but it is duly solemnized, therefore divorce can be obtained by this.

 2. What if she doesn't agree to sign divorce papers/MOU? What other options I have?

 - if she agrees on divorce, then it will be mutual divorce, if not then it will be a complaint case, you have to chose some grounds, which prescribedin sec 13 of hma.

 3. Is there any provision in law that considers divorce if a couple does not live together for a certain period of time?

 - if both agrees on divorce then it will be mutual consent divorce.

 4 Is it mandatory in law that after divorce or settlement man has to pay alimony, compensation or maintenance to his wife, even though if she is more educated than the man and she was a working girl before marriage?

 - it is not in question what she was, but at the time of separation or divorce, what’s are the source of her income will be in the point of consideration.

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sagar (C&P)     20 October 2010

Wife didn't opt for any job after marriage. It's very nice to stay at home and why to take trouble when you can be granted maintenance biased by judicial system, even though if you're well educated. Job is an option for girls and compulsory for males. End of the day responsibility of bread and butter lies on males' shoulder.

It's a clear loophole in the judiciary system. While we talk about equality and giving equal rights to women. They only want equality in the creamy part and show helplessness when it comes to struggle.

I wish males could do so too.

Bhaskar for SOCIAL JUSTICE (Legal & Social Activist)     14 December 2010

 

There should be equilibrium in law and justice and its should not be gender biased.

 

Today women is claiming ,maintenance whether they have any real problem with their husband or not but they are claiming it as a matter of right and it becomes business now to earn easy money. Marry the rich person , do quarrel with them and then claim maintenance and alimony. When she is not ready to co-operate and take care of her husband and family then why she should get any maintenance/alimony. IT MUST BE STOPPED AND BE GIVEN ONLY IN DESERVING CASES WHERE HUSBAND IS GUILTY AND WIFE IS INNOCENT.IT WILL SAVE THE FAMILIES.

 

It is a jungle raj and  way to become rich on others money.

 

If husband has duty to maintain her wife then wife has also duty to take care of him and give love and affection. So there should be no maintenance at all for wife's who are just trying to enrich them by using this ANDHA KANOON.

 

 

Certain suggestions to preserve families and to save them:

 

          No maintenance till guilty is proved and if husband is ready to reconcile and bear all the expenses of wife and children if she re-joins him.

 

          No maintenance  and alimony in the 2nd marriage if she has got it in the first divorce.

 

          No maintenance if she can maintain her or her parents can maintain her and if husband is ready to take her back.

 

          Compulsory mediation for avoiding long legal battle.

 

          Law should be such that both husband and wife try to reconcile .

 

          Law should not be favoring anyone to ensure that marriages are saved.

 

        

      Domestic violence complaint / fir should be filed within 24 hours of alleged incidence in place of today's situation in which wife and her parents try to black mail the husband and his family to agree to their terms and if they do not agree then they file case even after many years.

 

 

DV Act must be applicable equally to men and women as today women is more aggressive and ill-treat, abuse, beat husbands and in-laws but the DV Act not applicable to them. It must cover wife's and their families to ensure equality and justice.

 

 

Limits provided in the Act for filing mutual consent Divorce after 1 year separation, desertion of 2 year,3 years for IRBM etc. should be removed and it should be only 3 months so both can start their life’s afresh.  When two persons can marry without any waiting period then there should be no waiting period for separation.

 

The most important thing is to fix time limit for completion of hearing and disposal of case in any court say 6 months only. The cases must be tried on fast track basis. The infrastructure of the legislative system should be strenght4ened and cases must be disposed off within 6 months.

 

For filing cases some minimum requirement of proofs etc. must be there and it should not be like this that for any small small issue anybody can go and file the case.

 

Specially for family matters pre-litigation mediation must be compulsory and the behavior/flexibility of each party in resolving the issue must be recorded and should be base of their case in future (if any).

 

Pre-neputal agreement should be made legal so husband and wife are aware before hand what they are going to get or loose if they part there ways and they should be allowed to take divorce on the terms mentioned in the agreement without going to court. 

 

MAXIMUM LIMIT OF MAINTENANCE AMOUNT BE FIXED IN THE ACT ITSELF TO STOP ITS MIS-USE

 

THERE MUST BE STRICT PENAL PROVISIONS FOR PETITIONER AND ADVOCATES FOR FILING FALSE CASES.IT WILL REDUCE LARGE NUMBER OF FALSE CASES. AS PER STATATICS 95% DOWRY/ DOMESTIC VIOLANCE CASES ARE FALSE.ONCE JUDGES START PUNISHING THOSE INVOLVED IN SUCH CASES THERE WILL BE SEA CHANGE.

 

Dowry law, Hindu Marriage law, Domestic violence Act etc. must be made equal for both husband and wife. Lacs of husband are suiciding because of these biased laws.

 

FILE  REPRESENTATION BEFORE COMMITTE OF PETITIONS OF RAJYA SBHA FOR CHANGE OF 498a TO STOP ITS MISUSE BEFORE 30.12.2010  


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