Essencial For on the ground that they have been living separately for a petition for divorce may

may be presented to the a petition for divorce may be presented to the The section provides a requisite of two years of
Divorce a period district court by both the parties together on the district court by both the parties together on the separation before applying for a divorce under
by Mutual of one year or more, that they have not been able to ground that they have been living separately for a ground that they have been living separately for a christian law.
Concern live together and that they have mutually agreed that period of one year or more,that they have not period of one year or more,that they have not
the marriage should be dissolved. been able to live together and that they have been able to live together and that they have
mutually agreed that the marriage should be mutually agreed that the marriage should be
dissolved. dissolved.
[On the motion of both the parties made not earlier [On the motion of both the parties made not The Court shall, on being satisfied, after hearing
than earlier than the parties
six months after the date of the presentation of the six months after the date of the presentation of and after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, that
petition the petition a marriage
referred to in sub-section (1) and not later than referred to in sub-section (1) and not later than has been solemnized under this Act and the
eighteen months] eighteen months] averments in
After the said date, if the petition is not withdrawn in After the said date, if the petition is not withdrawn the plaint are true and that the consent of either
the in the party to the Parties were not able to live together.They
meantime,the district court shall, on being satisfied, meantime,the district court shall, on being suit was not obtained by force or fraud, pass a have mutually agreed to end their marital
after satisfied, after decree relationship.
hearing the parties and after making such inquiry as it hearing the parties and after making such declaring the marriage to be dissolved with effect
thinks fit, that a marriage has been solemnized under inquiry as it thinks fit, that a marriage has been from the
this Act, and that the averments in the petition are solemnized under this Act, and that the date of the decree.
true, pass a decree declaring the marriage to be averments in the petition are true, pass a decree
dissolved with effect from the date of the decree. declaring the marriage to be dissolved with effect
from the date of the decree.

[On the motion of both the parties made not

earlier than
six months after the date of the presentation of
the petition
referred to in sub-section (1) and not later than
eighteen months]
After the said date, if the petition is not withdrawn
in the
meantime,the district court shall, on being
satisfied, after
hearing the parties and after making such
inquiry as it thinks fit, that a marriage has been
solemnized under this Act, and that the
averments in the petition are true, pass a decree
declaring the marriage to be dissolved with effect
from the date of the decree.