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Which of the following enactments provides for grounds of divorce available to wife only?

The "Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939" confers grounds of divorce available only to the wife, unlike the "Hindu Marriage Act, 1955" and the "Special Marriage Act,…

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Which of the following enactments provides for grounds of divorce available to wife only?

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The "Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939" confers grounds of divorce available only to the wife, unlike the "Hindu Marriage Act, 1955" and the "Special Marriage Act, 1954", which give grounds to both spouses.

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