Where the wife files a petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu…
By the Explanation to Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the burden of proving reasonable excuse lies on the person who has withdrawn from the society; where the…
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Where the wife files a petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on whom lies the burden of proving "reasonable excuse for withdrawal from the society"?
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By the Explanation to Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the burden of proving reasonable excuse lies on the person who has withdrawn from the society; where the wife seeks restitution it is the husband who has withdrawn, so the burden is on the "Respondent husband."
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