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Jharkhand HC: Family Courts Cannot Turn Away Parties Seeking Divorce Under Customary Laws - (04 May 2021)

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Jharkhand High Court has held that Family Courts cannot turn away parties seeking divorce under their customary laws. The Court has held that the Family Court fell in error in holding that the suit is not maintainable in absence of codified substantive law as are applicable to the parties.

Tags : JHARKHAND HIGH COURT   DIVORCE UNDER CUSTOMARY LAWS  

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