• What to do if divorce is not awarded

Hello sir,
Regards to you. My sister (hindu) is an airforce officer posted in assam. My father is fighting her divorce case in lucknow since last 5 years. The case has been to high court once and back to family court. Today the family court gave its decision and the divorce was not granted. Means , it was in favor of the husband as he does not want to divorce considering the dowry money he will have to return and animosity towards my sister. However , she got a marriage proposal from a fellow officer who is a citizen of J&K and is a muslim. Please tell us how can we get her married to him even when the divorce is not granted as the first marriage is not getting dissolved forcefully. We all want her to move on with her life. If i can meet in you in person , I will be very obliged. 
Asked 5 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu

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19 Answers

Dear Client,

While subsistence of first marriage, second marriage is void. File appeal in High Court,

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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4.4 on 5.0

No court in India can force anybody to live with anybody, that too in case of husband and wife.

If a woman is living with another man or marries without getting divorce from first husband, first of all, the marriage shall not be considered to be a valid marriage under any law of India.

If she is living with another man, then such man shall be charged with adultery under sec. 497 of the Indian Penal Code,

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19299 Answers
32 Consultations

4.7 on 5.0

File appeal against order of family court dismissing divorce petition

2) your sister cannot remarry during subsistence of earlier marriage

3) she cannot convert to Islam and remarry him

4) if she converts and remarries her husband can file case of bigamy against her

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
94723 Answers
7535 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

During pendency of appeal sister cannot remarry

She can seek expedited hearing if appeal

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7535 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Without divorce 2nd marriage is void. press for early hearing and disposal of appeal. Appoint good lawyer.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
22636 Answers
31 Consultations

4.4 on 5.0

Sir see cannot marry in substance of her first marriage in case she do her husband can file a criminal case of bigamy and that shall aslo effect her job adversely, appeal on order of the divorce to the high court.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

See cannot marry if her first marriage is still valid there is no way around divorce decree is only option.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, sale of such property cannot be done without prior permission of the court.

As per clause (a) of subsection (2) of Section 8 no immovable property of the minor can be mortgaged or charged or transferred by sale, gift, exchange or otherwise without the previous permission of the court.

Minansu Bhadra
Advocate, Kolkata
444 Answers
31 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

Firslty, when a divorce petition has been in the family court, and thereafter lost then you have an option to challenge the same.

Secondly, no matter whether you have gone to the High Court or not as previously it was for any preliminary decree of any.

Thirdly, now, as divorce has not been granted, I advice you to challenge the same as soon a possible befor the High Court.

Sanjay Baniwal
Advocate, South Delhi
5474 Answers
13 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. She can not get married to the other person without availing the decree of divorce from the Court.

2. Should she solemnises her marriage with the said Muslim person, the said marriage will be considered as void at law.

3. The said Muslim person can be leveled with the charge of adultery/bigamy punishable with jail terms.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

She can not marry again without availing the decree of divorce from the Court and if she marries him, the said marriage will be considered as void at law as has been explained in my earlier post.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27219 Answers
726 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Hello,

Dear Sir it will not be possible to get married without the first marriage getting dissolved.

The appeal against the said order will be filed in the HC.

Changing religion and marrying is not advised since she is in air force and the department may take action.

Regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
18078 Answers
377 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

No she can not get married if the appeal is pending in the HC.

Regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
18078 Answers
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5.0 on 5.0

She cannot get married during pendency of suit. As there are chances of high court upholding the decision given by family court. You have to wait till juudgement by High Court as lower court has mot granted a divorce decree.

Abhilasha Wanmali
Advocate, Nagpur
1021 Answers
1 Consultation

4.8 on 5.0

If you fish you can see me in my chamber I am a practicing advocate in High Court Lucknow and have Association with the retired District judge to discuss your case you may call me or you can find out the contact details from this site.

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
6852 Answers
23 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

Legally, She can not married without taking divorce from her husband.

Nadeem Qureshi
Advocate, New Delhi
6307 Answers
302 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

Dear,

You can't marry with Muslim boy without divorced first.

As you mention court not gave order in your favor.

If court not gave this order you are free to marry Muslim boy through

special marriage act.

Tarun Agarwal
Advocate, Jaipur
769 Answers
3 Consultations

4.9 on 5.0

Contracting marriage with another person during the subsistence of the marriage is an offence under section 494 called as bigamy.

She being an Air Force Officer, this will be considered as a very grave offence, misconduct and unbecoming of an officer,

She will run a risk of even losing her job by doing this proposed marriage without dissolving her subsisting marriage by a decree of divorce.

Dont know on what ground that her petition for divorce was dismissed by the trial court, if she has a strong reason and has rightly pleaded before the trial court, she may prefer an appeal against this decision.

You may consult a local advocate for a second opinion other than your own advocate, for further issues.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84925 Answers
2195 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

It has been filed already. after it got rejected in the family court. Our question is how can she get married even when the case is pending in high court.

If appeal has been filed then you may have to wait for the outcome of the appeal case.

As on this date her marriage has not been dissolved by a decree of divorce.

Hence any marriage contracted during the pendency of appeal also will be treated as an act of bigamy.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84925 Answers
2195 Consultations

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