Madras High Court grants divorce after 16-year marital separation
The Madras High Court has granted divorce to a couple who have lived apart for 16 years after marrying in 1992 and raising four children.
The husband's earlier plea was denied by a family court, but the High Court reversed it, saying the marriage had broken down beyond repair since the wife made no effort to revive the relationship.
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The husband was ordered to pay ₹7 lakh in alimony.
A Division Bench of Justices G R Swaminathan and M D Sumathi delivered the verdict on August 19, stressing that long separation and failed mediation meant there was no chance of reunion.