It is heartening to note that finally the government has decided to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act to incorporate “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” as an additional ground for divorce. If the amendment is applied to the pending cases, the huge backlog will be cleared. It will also give considerable relief to those who have been waiting for a divorce for ages.
Anil Ramanath , Bangalore
The government's concern over the delay by courts to grant a divorce to couples unwilling to live together is understandable. But the proposed amendment alone cannot be expected to expedite the judicial proceedings. Lawyers can delay them by seeking months of adjournment to prove or disprove, interpret or misinterpret the clause, “irretrievable breakdown of marriage.”
At least in the cases of couples not having children, divorce by mutual consent filed in writing should be enough reason to dispose of the case in one or two hearings so that a good lot of time is saved for the courts and the couples.
K.V. Seetharamaiah,Hassan
Now that the Cabinet has cleared the amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, a number of cases which involve an irretrievable breakdown of marriage will come to a conclusion. But they will also bring about a change in our attitude towards marriage. Days are not far off when the western culture of living together without marriage will become common.
E. Rajakumar Arulanandham,Palayamkottai
