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📜 Divorce Within One Year of Marriage — Section 14 HMA
The Orissa High Court has held that under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a petition for divorce cannot be filed within one year of marriage unless a separate application is made establishing exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity.
✅ Key Takeaway:
To waive the mandatory one-year waiting period for divorce, a spouse must formally request the Court through a separate application and prove compelling circumstances.
📖 Legal Insight:
Section 14 protects the sanctity of marriage and discourages impulsive divorce proceedings. But in rare cases involving cruelty or grave hardship, courts may allow early divorce petitions to avoid injustice.
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