Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior Court Finalises a Retired Engineer’s Divorce Case After 38 Long Years, Had Filed In 1985

In a strange example, a couple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, waited an incredible 38 years to get divorced. Amazingly, the court has now granted them divorce on the exact same application that the husband made in 1985.

Court approves a case after 38 years

The court has finally approved their marriage’s breakup after over 40 years of legal proceedings. Even the engineer’s children, who initially requested the divorce, have since Wed as a result of the prolonged waiting period.

From where did it all begin?

The difficult divorce proceeding for the engineer began in the Bhopal Court and eventually made its way through the Vidisha Family Court, the Family Court of Gwalior, the High Court, and the Supreme Court. The retired engineer, who lives in Bhopal, filed for divorce from his Gwalior-based wife. He has now received approval to divorce his first wife after an incredible 38-year legal battle.

The engineer and his first wife were married in 1981. Their inability to have children, however, presented difficulties for their marriage, which resulted in their split in 1985. The husband then moved for divorce in the Bhopal Court in July of the same year, claiming his first wife’s inability to conceive, but his request was dismissed.

The second at Vidisha Court

He pursued a second divorce petition in the Vidisha Court unfazed. However, the wife used a different strategy and submitted an application to the Gwalior Family Court in December 1989, asking for the restoration of their conjugal rights. The couple’s opposing arguments in court prolonged the disagreement and dragged out the resolution of this lawsuit for a lengthy time.

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The first wife opposed the court’s decision, which resulted in the acceptance of her appeal in court. The court first granted the husband’s divorce application, declaring him qualified for separation. The Vidisha divorce lawsuit was dismissed in April 2000. The spouse then pursued an appeal at the High Court, which in 2006 similarly rejected his plea. He persisted and submitted a Special Leave Petition (SLP) to the Supreme Court, but in 2008 it was denied. In the same year, he filed for a second divorce, showing no signs of giving up. But when the Vidisha court again turned down his case in July 2015, he decided to appeal to the High Court’s Gwalior bench.