Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 conversion of a spouse to any other religion would
Conversion does not "result in instantaneous divorce"; under s.13(1)(ii) HMA a spouse who ceases to be a Hindu by conversion "give rise to a cause in favour of the other…
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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 conversion of a spouse to any other religion would
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Conversion does not "result in instantaneous divorce"; under s.13(1)(ii) HMA a spouse who ceases to be a Hindu by conversion "give rise to a cause in favour of the other spouse for filing a petition for divorce", while the convert spouse cannot rely on his or her own conversion.
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