{"id":250755,"date":"2021-07-05T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T07:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=250755"},"modified":"2021-07-26T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T04:15:41","slug":"cooling-period-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/07\/05\/cooling-period-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bom HC | Is the 6 months period stipulated under S. 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act mandatory or relaxation in exceptional situations is permitted? Read on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bombay High Court: <\/strong>Sandeep K. Shinde, J., addressed a petition with regard to waiving the cooling period.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Whether the minimum period of 6 months stipulated under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for a motion of passing for a decree of divorce on the basis of mutual consent is mandatory or can be relaxed in any exceptional situations?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the instant petition, it was submitted that the wife had instituted the proceedings under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, wife withdrew the proceedings and the husband filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The said prosecution was also settled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Husband and Wife instituted a petition for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent and moved an application for waiving cooling period for 6 months. But the said application was rejected by the Civil Judge on the ground that efforts were not made for mediation to reunite the parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trial Court relied on the Supreme Court decision in <em>Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/pYlDVqSC\">(2017) 8 SCC 746<\/a>, wherein the Court dealing with the matter, if a case was made out to waive statutory period under Section 13-B(2), it can do so after considering the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201c(i)statutory period of six months specified S.13-B(2), in addition to statutory period of one year under S. 13-B(1) of separation of parties is already over before first motion itself;<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>(ii) all efforts for mediation\/conciliation including efforts in terms of Order XXXIIA, Rule 3, CPC\/S. 23(2) of the Act\/ S.9 of Family Courts Act to reunite parties have failed and there is no likelihood of success in that direction by any further efforts;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>(iii) parties have genuinely settled their differences including alimony, custody of child or any other pending issues between the parties;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>(iv) waiting period will only prolong their agony.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In view of the non-fulfilment of (ii) condition, trial court declined to waive the cooling period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As per the parties, they were referred to mediation and after the same, parties decided to get separated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High Court in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, held that the statutory period, contemplated under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act was waived.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hence, the petition was allowed and disposed of. [Pritam Vijaykumar Dargad v. Sujata Pritam Dargad, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/4M1fK2zb\"><b>2021 SCC OnLine Bom 983<\/b><\/a>, decided on 3-07-2021]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Advocates before the Court:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Rathi Swapnil S., Advocate for Petitioner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. S.S. Gangakhedkar, Advocate for Respondent \/ Sole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., addressed a petition with regard to waiving the cooling period. 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