The Bombay High Court has urged the Bandra Magistrate Court to expedite the divorce proceedings of cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma. Recent updates indicate that the family court has been ordered to make a decision on the divorcing couple’s petition by March 20, 2025.
According to a recent report on NDTV Sports, the Bombay High Court has granted an exception to the usual six-month waiting period following a divorce, and will rule on the case by March 20, 2025. This expedited decision is being made due to Yuzvendra Chahal’s involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, which begins on March 22.
As reported by Bar and Bench, the couple who tied the knot in December 2020 have been residing separately since June 2022. Earlier this year, in February, they chose to file a divorce petition at the Bandra Family Court. It is also alleged that they submitted an application to forego the mandatory waiting period.
In simpler terms, Section 13B(2) requires a mutual request for divorce to be considered at least six months after it’s been filed. However, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma had been living apart for over two years, so the Bombay High Court decided that the waiting period (or cooling-off clause) might not apply in this specific case.
The application for divorce was submitted according to Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, which outlines the process of divorce by mutual agreement. However, the situation surrounding this divorce case between the separated partners became more intricate as they only partially complied with one of the terms of their consent.
On February 20th, the court declined to waive the mandatory six-month waiting period for alimony, as the Indian cricketer had agreed in their settlement that he would pay his estranged wife a permanent alimony of Rs 4 crore 75 lakhs. Yet, Chahal has only paid Rs 2 crore 37 lakhs and fifty-five thousand up until now.
The family court deemed the remaining balance not being paid as a failure to comply, which became apparent upon reviewing the family counselor’s report. Consequently, they chose to dismiss the request for a cooling-off period.
On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court acknowledged that the couple had been separated for more than two and a half years and that their agreement regarding alimony payments, especially the permanent portion, had already been reached. The court added that the second installment of permanent alimony would only be disbursed once the divorce decree was officially issued.
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2025-03-19 13:52