🏛️ ( DELHI HIGH COURT) Hindu Marriage Act, Section 13B(2) Divorce by mutual consent - Withdrawal…

🏛️ ( DELHI HIGH COURT) Hindu Marriage Act, Section 13B(2) Divorce by mutual consent - Withdrawal of consent before decree - Held, consent for mutual consent divorce must persist till decree is passed - Withdrawal of consent before decree is a statutory right, and such withdrawal cannot be treated as contempt. [Paras 65, 67, 71] Contempt of Courts Act, Section 2(b) Settlement Agreement - Matrimonial dispute - Scope of contempt jurisdiction - Held, contempt jurisdiction cannot be invoked to enforce terms of Settlement Agreement that depend on mutual consent or external factors - Breach of such agreement does not ipso facto constitute contempt. [Paras 54, 68, 72] Best Divorce lawyer in Delhi. Law office of R. Siddiqui. Advocate & Consultant.