Six-Month Cooling-Off Period Waived, Mutual Consent Divorce Granted After 49 Years of Separation Under Hindu Marriage Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a long-pending matrimonial dispute between Kalagandha Saileswari and Kalagandha Nageswara Rao, holding that the statutory cooling-off period for mutual consent divorce can be waived when a marriage has completely broken down and there is no realistic possibility of reunion. The judgment was delivered on 13 August 2026 by a Division Bench comprising Justice Battu Devanand and Justice Sunitha Gandham. Marriage Took Place in…
