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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if an appeal against a divorce decree is pending:

Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act ordinarily requires a presented appeal to have been "dismissed" before remarriage. In Anurag Mittal v. Shaily Mishra Mittal (2018), the…

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Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if an appeal against a divorce decree is pending:

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Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act ordinarily requires a presented appeal to have been "dismissed" before remarriage. In Anurag Mittal v. Shaily Mishra Mittal (2018), the Supreme Court treated the appeal as withdrawn from the unconditional withdrawal application following settlement, so a later formal disposal order was unnecessary in those circumstances.

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