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Under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, failure to perform marital…

Under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 (Act 8 of 1939), a woman married under Muslim law is entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of…

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Under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, failure to perform marital obligations, without reasonable cause, on the part of the husband, to be available as a ground for divorce must be for a period of –

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Under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 (Act 8 of 1939), a woman married under Muslim law is entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of her marriage on the ground that the husband has failed to perform, without reasonable cause, his marital obligations for a period of three years. By contrast, two years applies to failure to provide maintenance under Section 2(ii), and four years applies to the husband's whereabouts not being known under Section 2(i).

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Option A

Incorrect. One year is not the statutory period prescribed under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 for failure to perform marital obligations.

Option B

Incorrect. Two years is the statutory period for neglect or failure to provide maintenance under Section 2(ii), whereas failure to perform marital obligations under Section 2(iv) requires three years.

Option C

Correct. Under Section 2(iv) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, a woman married under Muslim law is entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of her marriage if the husband has failed to perform, without reasonable cause, his marital obligations for a period of three years.

Option D

Incorrect. Four years is the statutory period where the whereabouts of the husband have not been known under Section 2(i), not for failure to perform marital obligations under Section 2(iv).

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