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A Hindu married woman is involved in a same-sex relationship with another woman and her husband wants a…

The matrimonial grounds under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (such as adultery or unnatural offences) have been read as requiring conduct with a person of the opposite sex, so…

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A Hindu married woman is involved in a same-sex relationship with another woman and her husband wants a matrimonial remedy-

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The matrimonial grounds under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (such as adultery or unnatural offences) have been read as requiring conduct with a person of the opposite sex, so "He will not succeed in getting a decree of divorce as it is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955".

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