Grounds for Divorce:

Governing Laws for Divorce in India
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Religion-Specific Divorce Laws:
✓ Christians: Indian Divorce Act, 1869
✓ Hindus/Jains/Buddhists/Sikhs: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
✓ Parsis: Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act, 1936
✓ Muslims: Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939

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Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act provides for the grounds on which divorce can be filed. A Decree of divorce can be obtained on the following grounds:

Valid Grounds for Divorce in India
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Legal Provisions Under Hindu Marriage Act:
✓ Adultery: Voluntary sexual relations outside marriage
✓ Cruelty: Physical/mental abuse post-marriage
✓ Desertion: Abandonment for 2+ continuous years
✓ Religious Conversion: Ceasing to be Hindu
✓ Communicable Disease: Venereal disease in transmissible form
✓ Religious Renunciation: Entering monastic orders
✓ Presumed Death: No contact for 7+ years

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