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'Marriage Was Mere Deadwood', Grants Divorce After Nearly 20 Years of Separation: Calcutta High Court

25 Jul 2026 3 min read
'Marriage Was Mere Deadwood', Grants Divorce After Nearly 20 Years of Separation: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has granted a decree of divorce to a husband whose marriage had remained practically non-existent for nearly two decades. The Court held that when a marriage becomes irretrievably broken, it can amount to cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. This case, titled Sri Sanjib Tarafdar v. Smt. Mausumi Tarafdar, highlights the importance of ending a marriage that has become a source of hardship for both parties,…

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