Divorce by mutual consent is provided in section ___ of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for divorce by mutual consent. Section 13(1) lists the grounds for a contested divorce, and section 13A permits the court to grant judicial separation instead of divorce in certain proceedings.

Current law: Amardeep Singh (2017) treats the six-month second-motion interval under section 13B(2) as directory and waivable on the stated conditions. Shilpa Sailesh (2023) addresses the Supreme Court's Article 142 power to dissolve marriage on irretrievable breakdown; it does not replace the statutory section 13B route for ordinary courts.