Section 23 A of Hindu Marriage Act 1955: Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings
Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings Hindu Marriage Act 1955
23-A. Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings.- In any
proceedings for divorce or judicial separation or restitution of conjugal rights, the
respondent may not only oppose the relief sought on the ground of petitioner’s
adultery, cruelty or desertion, but also make a counter-claim for any relief under
this Act on that ground; and if the petitioner’s adultery, cruelty or desertion is
proved, the Court may give to the respondent any relief under this Act to which he
or she would have been entitled if he or she had presented a petition seeking such
relief on that ground.