After Bombay High Court Order, Family Court Dissolves Marriage of Yuzvendra Chahal & Dhanashree Verma

A Family Court in Mumbai on Thursday dissolved the marriage between Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma.

Confirming the development advocate Nitin Gupta, appearing for Chahal, told Live Law, "The marriage has been dissolved and they are legally separated now."

This comes after the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (March 19) ordered the Family Court in Mumbai's Bandra area, to decide the couple's petition for divorce by 'mutual consent' today itself, noting that Chahal has to join his team Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from March 22.

In its order, the HC bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar had also noted the fact that the couple have 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.

Appearance 

Advocates Nitin Gupta and Sanchay Mehrotra appeared for Yuzvendra Chahal.

Advocate Aditi Mohoni represented Dhanashree Verma.