Before the High Court, the couple argued that the subordinate court had failed to appreciate the circumstances in which their marriage was solemnised. File pic

The Madras High Court has set aside an Ambattur Subordinate Court order that refused to entertain a mutual-consent divorce petition under Section 13(B) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) on the ground that the wife was Muslim, holding that a person’s sincere conduct and intention to profess Hinduism is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the HMA.

The HC directed the lower court to restore the petition and decide it on its merits within four weeks.

Justice PB Balaji passed the order in a civil revision petition filed by a couple, K Krishnapriyan and Aayisha Siddiqua , whose divorce plea under Section 13B of t

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