Bombay HC Asks Family Court To Decide Mutual Divorce Plea Of Yuzvendra Chahal & Dhanashree Verma Tomorrow, Waives Cooling Off Period
In a relief for Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai to decide the divorce petition filed by him and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma, latest by Thursday itself, since he will be busy with the upcoming Indian Premiere League (IPL) from March 22.Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar allowed the petition filed by...
In a relief for Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai to decide the divorce petition filed by him and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma, latest by Thursday itself, since he will be busy with the upcoming Indian Premiere League (IPL) from March 22.
Single-judge Justice Madhav Jamdar allowed the petition filed by Chahal and Verma, both of whom urged the court to waive the mandatory six months cooling-off period stipulated under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act for a divorce decree.
"The petitioner no. 1 (Chahal) will be participating in the upcoming IPL tournament and therefore he will not be available from March 21. Therefore, the Judge, Family Court is requested to decide petition by tomorrow," Justice Jamdar directed.
A detailed copy of the order is yet to be made available.
Notably, Chahal, is a member of the Kings XI Punjab IPL team and he will be joining his team for the IPC from March 22.
In its order, the bench also noted the fact that the couple has been living separately for over two and a half years and that they have already complied with the consent terms, they agreed to during the mediation between them.
Notably, the couple got married in December 2020 and parted ways in June 2022. They filed a petition for mutual consent before the Family Court in Mumbai's Bandra on February 5 this year. The couple jointly urged the Family Court to waive the cooling - off period but by an order passed on February 20, the Family Court rejected their plea.
The Family Court while rejecting the request had noted that Chahal had paid only Rs 2.37 crores of the agreed amount of Rs 4.75 cores to Dhanashree and thus had only partially complied with the consent terms.
Before Justice Jamdar, the cricketer argued that as per their consent terms, the second instalment of the alimony was to be paid only after the decree of divorce. Therefore, the judge noted that the Family Court erred in considering this aspect of the case.
Therefore, the judge allowed the plea.
Case title: Yuzvendra Chahal & Anr vs. Nil
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 105
