Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in a divorce by mutual consent, the court must be satisfied that:

Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act requires the court, after hearing the parties and making such inquiry as it thinks fit, to be satisfied "that a marriage has been solemnized and that the averments in the petition are true". The period of living apart required by s.13B(1) is one year, not two, and the Act requires no separate finding of irretrievable breakdown or a settlement of alimony before the decree.