Divorce Refused Where Husband Failed to Resume Cohabitation and Disputed His Own Marriage Under Sections 13(1A) and 23(1)(a) of Hindu Marriage Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Yash Khanna seeking dissolution of his marriage with Bhawna, holding that a spouse cannot claim divorce under Section 13(1A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 by relying merely on the passage of time after a decree for restitution of conjugal rights when the spouse seeking divorce has himself contributed to the failure of marital cohabitation. Bench Pronounces Judgment A Division…