HMA Section 13A: Alternate Relief in Divorce Proceedings
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 · Chapter 4: Nullity of Marriage and Divorce
¶13-A. Alternate Relief in Divorce Proceedings.- If any proceeding under this Act, on a petition for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce, except in so far as the petition is founded on the grounds mentioned in clauses (ii), (vi) and (vii) of sub-section (1) of Section 13, the court may, if it considers it just so to do having regard to the circumstances of the case, pass instead a decree for judicial separation.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 11. Nullity of marriage and divorce- Void marriages
- 12. Voidable Marriages
- 13. Divorce
- 13B. Divorce by mutual consent
- 14. No petition for divorce to be presented within one year of marriage
- 15. Divorced persons. When may marry again
- 16. Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages
- 17. Punishment of Bigamy
- 18. Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu marriage