that among Jat Sikhs there is a custom of dissolution of marriage or that custom of divorce in Panchayat is permissible under the agricultural custom ... Sikhs of District Sangrur regarding divorce under custom and as per said custom amongst Jat Sikhs, the divorce between the respondent Smt. Inderjit Kaur
Custom in
Surrounding districts can be basis of determining existence
of custom in Jullundur District.
HEADNOTE:
S married A after the latter had been divorced ... clearly
admitted that the husband can divorce his wife, but a wife
cannot divorce her husband. He can divorce her both
verbally as well
ground recognised by custom. The custom
must, of course, be a valid custom. There exists a custom among
the Sikh Jats of Amritsar district, under ... specially pleaded and established by the
party propounding such custom since said custom of divorce is
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ground recognised by custom. The custom
must, of course, be a valid custom. There exists a custom among
the Sikh Jats of Amritsar district, under ... specially pleaded and established by the
party propounding such custom since said custom of divorce is
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such custom. The custom must, of course, be a valid custom. It would be pertinent to notice here that dissolution of marriage by divorce ... that among Bajwa Jats a custom of divorce exists and that after a divorce in writing the divorced wife can enter into a valid marriage
respect of the factum of divorce. He submits that even if, divorce deed
was executed, unless prevailing custom of obtaining divorce by execution
of divorce ... specially pleaded and established by the party
propounding such custom since said custom of divorce is contrary to the
law of the land and which
deed of divorce, (2) he also found that there was a custom of divorce prevalent in the Koli community. (3) he also reached the conclusion ... with him. The learned Judge however, reached the conclusion that the custom of divorce, as was found to prevail in the Koli community
specially pleaded and established by the party propounding such custom since said custom of divorce is contrary to the law of the land and which ... said custom cannot be accepted and no right will accrue on the basis of said custom. For proving a custom, not only the custom
ground recognised by custom.
The custom must, of course, be a valid custom.
There exists a custom among the Sikh Jats of
Amritsar district, under ... specially pleaded and established by
the party propounding such custom since said
custom of divorce is contrary to the law of the
land and which
community and are governed by customs as such. He states that the community has an extant custom of divorce based on mutual consent ... customary divorces in the community in similar terms. Pandit (D. W. 6) had divorced his own wife according to the caste custom. Daulat
