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Before the amendment of 1976, the term used for adultery as ground of divorce in the Hindu Marriage…

Before the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 13(1)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 required the respondent to be "Living in adultery"; the amendment replaced…

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Before the amendment of 1976, the term used for adultery as ground of divorce in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was:

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Before the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 13(1)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 required the respondent to be "Living in adultery"; the amendment replaced it with a single act of voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than the spouse.

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