The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) waived the necessary six-month cooling off period post-filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma, and directed the household courtroom to determine their divorce plea by Thursday (March 20, 2025).
A single bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar stated Chahal wouldn’t be accessible from March 21 as he has to take part within the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket event.
The cricketer and Verma had filed a divorce plea in a household courtroom right here on February 5 this yr. They had submitted a petition mutually in search of for the cooling off period be waived as their divorce was by mutual consent.
However, the household courtroom on February 20 refused to waive the identical. The duo then challenged the household courtroom’s order within the excessive courtroom.
Under the Hindu Marriage Act, each couple has to endure the six-month cooling-off period earlier than they’re granted divorce.
Justice Jamdar of the excessive courtroom allowed the petition.
“As the petitioner No 1 (Chahal) is a participant of IPL, the advocate informs that he may not be available post March 21. The family court is hence requested to decide their divorce plea by tomorrow (March 20),” HC stated.
Chahal is a part of the Punjab Kings staff for the IPL cricket event that’s scheduled to start out on March 22.
Published – March 19, 2025 02:53 pm IST
