Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Divorce by Mutual Consent — Consent Once Given Cannot Be Unilaterally Withdrawn Without Just Cause Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The court upheld the Family Court's decree of divorce by mutual consent despite the husband's subsequent withdrawal, holding that the Family Court had correctly found the consent to be free and voluntary.
6 May 2011The appeal arose from a divorce petition filed by the wife on the ground of cruelty. During pendency, the parties executed consent terms on 6 October ...





