Increasing Number of Cases of Divorce in India after Lockdown

When a marital status is dissolved between a man and woman it is known as Divorce. After petition is filed by the women or man, the separation is granted by the court of law. It had been observed that about 7 out of the 10 calls received by an advocate in a day are about divorce. To be specific, it is noted that there is 20% growth in divorce cases after the court resumes after lockdown. Bill passed in the parliament in the mid-1950s provided for women property rights, outlawed polygamy and allowed partners to file for divorce. The laws were further twisted in 1976 to allow divorce by mutual consent. Divorce is one of the most horrible and painful encounters in an individual's life. Divorce is the end of a marriage, dropping the legal obligations and duties of marriage and dissolving the obligations of marital status among a couple. Divorce is perhaps the hardest situation a family can go through. Not so far in the past the word 'Divorce' was unimaginable. Individuals even delayed their enduring marriages to maintain a strategic distance from divorce but this situation isn’t the same any longer. Everywhere throughout the world, the rate of divorce among couples is growing at a disturbing rate.