[Music] hello everyone welcome to law school i am srishti in this class of muslim law we will discuss divorce or tala last class may part one of divorce of talk may have the three kinds of divorce discuss the fourth kind of divorce that is judicial divorce or reverse by the degree of court could discuss divorce by decree of court may under section two of dissolution of muslim marriages she can go to the court and she can file for divorce so this right of getting divorced under section 2 is available only to grounds available here muslim wife co under section two of dissolution of muslim marriages act 1939 are as follows first is absence of husband second is failure to maintain third imprisonment of husband fourth failure to perform marital obligation fifth impotency of husband sixth insanity or verily disease seventh option of puberty available to wife eighth cruelty by husband and ninth any other grounds recognized by muslim law first ground where the wife can file for divorce is absence of husband other wife husband absent retire for a period of four years if the aware of the abouts of the husband are not known for the period of four years then the wife can approach the court and file for divorce but his case may after the passage of decree the court will wait for six months the court degree is ground the court will wait for further six months six months the quote if husband appears or not other husbands personally authorized agency and he satisfies if the muslim husband neglects the wife or he fails to maintain her for a period of two years or more yeah two years or more period so if he fails to maintain her or neglect sir for a period of two years or more than the wife gets the right uh to file for divorce third law category is imprisonment of husband if the husband has been imprisoned for a period of seven years or more toby wife she can approach the court and file for divorce however it is important here that court will not grant divorce on this round unless sentence becomes a sentence seven years or more imprisonment the fourth round which is available to wife is given under section 2 clause 4 it is failure to perform marital obligation if the husband fails to perform his marital obligation or there is a desertion on the part of the husband without any reasonable cause for a period of three years or more of her husband he fails to perform his marital obligation for period of three years or more or could be reasonable cause without a reasonable cause then the wife will get the right to file for divorce however if there is a presence of any reasonable cause genuine reason for example illness of the husband yes will not get the right to file for divorce fifth ground which is given under section 2 clause 5 of the resolution of muslim marriages act provides for impotency of husband now if the husband was important at the time of marriage and he continues to be so then in such a case why will get the right to file for divorce however before passing the decree under this clause the court on the application of the husband will give him a certain period of time that is one year time exactly has been to cure his impotency and to satisfy the court that his impotency does not exist anymore but if he fails to do so if he fails to satisfy the court within the period of one year then the decree will be final and both the husband and wife will be declared to be divorced sixth round you mentioned hey act mayor john deal is related to insanity or venerable disease now if the husband is suffering from any kind of general disease general disease means any sexually transmitted disease or he has been insane for a period of two years or more then wife gets the right to file for divorce now is make war ground mentioned which has now been removed through the personal law amendment act of 2019. seventh grade under section 2 7 of the resolution of muslim marriages female ki shalita contract when she was below 15 years of age by her father grandfather or great grandfather or on attaining the age of 15 years she gets the right to repudiate the marriage provided the marriage was not consummated to your female grandfather great grandfather is cruelty by the husband act me two clause eight to make ruined husbands six acts mentioned then wife is entitled to get divorced a habitually assaults her or makes her miserable by cruelty of conduct even if such conduct does not amount to physical ill treatment b associates with women of evil repute or leads an infamous life c attempts to force her to lead an immoral life d disposes of her property or prevents her from exercising her legal rights over it e obstructs her in the observance of a religious profession or practice f if he has more wives than one does not treat her equally in accordance with the injunctions of the quran last round available muslim wife is under section 2 clause 9 as mentioned any other ground recognized in muslim law you recognize in the name of allah and he abstains from sexual intercourse for a period of four months where he unlawfully compares his wife with his mother or sister and abstains from any sexual activity for a period of four months or more where he falsely accuses or charges his wife with adultery a divorce so thank you for watching i will see you in next class [Music] you