The question (13 marks)
Explain the grounds on which a marriage may be dissolved under the Divorce Act, 1869 as it now stands, and trace the constitutional and judicial history that produced the present section 10. (13 marks)
MU Module III (3.3); pack ch. 03 the-divorce-act-1869.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Parsi and Christian Marriage and Divorce of Family Law I (Muslim, Parsi and Christian Law; Indian Succession Act).
Authorities you will need
- Divorce Act
- Reynold Rajamani v Union of India (1982)
- Ammini E.J. v Union of India (Kerala
- Pragati Varghese v Cyril George Varghese (Bombay, Full Bench
- Constitution of India, Articles 14, 15 and 21
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