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67-Year-Old Man Granted Divorce After Wife Vanished Following Brother's Birthday in 1992
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 17 Sep 2026, 06:34 AM
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A family court has granted divorce to a 67-year-old man after his wife left to attend her brother's birthday in 1992 and never returned. The court ruled the prolonged absence amounted to desertion under Hindu marriage law.
The husband approached the family court after his wife departed in 1992 to attend her brother's birthday celebration and never returned home. He stated that there had been no contact or information about her whereabouts since that day.
After reviewing the evidence of prolonged abandonment and lack of communication, the court concluded that the wife's continuous absence constituted desertion, a valid ground for divorce under the applicable personal law.
Accordingly, the judge granted the divorce, noting that the marital relationship had effectively ended due to the spouse's unexplained and prolonged disappearance.
After reviewing the evidence of prolonged abandonment and lack of communication, the court concluded that the wife's continuous absence constituted desertion, a valid ground for divorce under the applicable personal law.
Accordingly, the judge granted the divorce, noting that the marital relationship had effectively ended due to the spouse's unexplained and prolonged disappearance.