Where the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies, which ground for divorce is specifically available to a…
Section 13(2)(ii) provides a wife-specific ground where the husband has been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality since solemnisation. Conversion and desertion belong to the…
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Where the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies, which ground for divorce is specifically available to a wife under section 13(2)?
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Correct answer D
Section 13(2)(ii) provides a wife-specific ground where the husband has been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality since solemnisation. Conversion and desertion belong to the general grounds in section 13(1), and leprosy was removed in 2019.
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Option A
Conversion is a ground under section 13(1)(ii), which is available to either spouse.
Option B
Desertion for the statutory period is available to either spouse under section 13(1)(ib).
Option C
The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 removed leprosy as a ground by omitting section 13(1)(iv).
Option D
Section 13(2)(ii) lists sodomy by the husband after solemnisation as one of the wife-specific grounds.
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