https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463725 Section 10A(1) of the Divorce Act, 1869 was considered in light of a constitutional challenge to the two-year separation requirement for divorce by mutual consent. The analysis notes that the provision had been read down to one year to address equality and life concerns, and that a High Court ruling on the constitutional validity of a Central enactment operates throughout India subject to the Act's applicability. On the facts, the spouses had lived separately for more than one year and filed the petition jointly, so the Family Court's refusal to entertain the petition could not stand and the marriage was dissolved by mutual consent. en-us Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:26:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463725 Section 10A(1) of the Divorce Act, 1869 was considered in light of a constitutional challenge to the two-year separation requirement for divorce by mutual consent. The analysis notes that the provision had been read down to one year to address equality and life concerns, and that a High Court ruling on the constitutional validity of a Central enactment operates throughout India subject to the Act's applicability. On the facts, the spouses had lived separately for more than one year and filed the petition jointly, so the Family Court's refusal to entertain the petition could not stand and the marriage was dissolved by mutual consent. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463725