ISSUE:
- Whether the minimum six-month period prescribed by Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is mandatory or can be relaxed in exceptional situations?
RULE:
- The object of the provision is to enable parties to dissolve a marriage by consent if it has broken down and to enable them to rehabilitate.
- In the case where there are no chances of reunion and chances of fresh rehabilitation, the court should not be powerless in enabling the parties to have a better option.
