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Which of the following is not a ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955:-

Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 allows divorce for incurable unsoundness of mind or mental disorder, venereal disease in a communicable form, and renunciation…

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Which of the following is not a ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955:-

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Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 allows divorce for incurable unsoundness of mind or mental disorder, venereal disease in a communicable form, and renunciation of the world by entering a religious order, but "Epilepsy" is not a ground for divorce.

Leprosy, formerly a ground under Section 13(1)(iv), was omitted by the Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019.

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