The Economic Times

Why some divorce grounds apply only to wives: Supreme Court rejects a man's plea challenging the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act that allows only wives to seek divorce in certain situations linked to maintenance orders. The court said the Constitution permits special legal protections for women and observed that the petition appeared to arise from a personal matrimonial dispute rather than a broader constitutional issue.