1) )Section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act extends the operation of the Act to the whole
of India except Jammu and Kashmir
2) Bombay high court held that Hindu women whose marriage is solemnised in Jammu & Kashmir under provisions of jammu and kashimir act 1980 are free to file for divorce before a family court in any other state under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act.
3) in aforesaid case it was argued that since the marriage was performed in J&K under the law prevalent in the state, any divorce petition could only be filed in courts in Jammu and not in other states.
4) HC held that here is no bar under the the J&K Hindu Marriage Act against filing under the Central law and there is no provision under the Hindu Marriage Act that says if a marriage is solemnised in an area outside its purview, a divorce petition would be barred under it. "Both options co-exist,"