The proviso under Section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 relates to:

The proviso to s.26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, added in 2001, requires an application "with respect to the maintenance and education of the minor children, pending the proceeding" to be disposed of, as far as possible, within sixty days from service of notice on the respondent. The one-year bar on divorce petitions is in s.14 and marriage property in s.27.