“Narayan Ganesh Dastane v.

Sucheta Narayan Dastane”

: A CRITICAL STUDY
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY
NAME : SAHIL VERMA
ROLL NO. : 2148
SEMESTER: THIRD
YEAR : 2019-2024
COURSE : B.A.LLB (HONS)
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO
Miss. NIDHI KUMARI
FACULTY OF FAMILY LAW -I

ROUGH DRAFT SUBMITTED IN THE PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE TITLED

COURSE

FAMILY LAW -I

SEPTEMBER 2020

CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

NYAYA NAGAR, MITTHAPUR, PATNA-800001

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 INTRODUCTION

Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cruelty was not a ground for divorce but only for
judicial separation. This was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Narayan Ganesh
Dastane v Sucheta Narayan Dastane in 1975. However the amendment of the act in 1976,
incorporated cruelty as a ground for divorce. Along with the change in law, the definition of
cruelty under this act was changed. Before the amendment, to constitute cruelty, the
petitioner should have been treated with such cruelty to cause reasonable apprehension in
his/her mind that to continue living with the respondent would be harmful or injurious to
health.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE

1. The researcher tends to throw some light on frustration of a contract and different grounds
for the same.
2. The researcher tends to throw some light on it`s historical origin and it`s position in india.

RESEARCH METODOLOGY

The researcher will be relying upon only doctrinal method of research to complete their
project.

SOURCES OF DATA

The researcher will be relying upon secondary sources only to complete their project.

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 TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION

1. INTRODUCTION
2. MAIRRAGE
3. DIVORCE
4. CRUELTY AS A GROUND FOR DIVORCE
5. CASE LAWS PERTAINING TO CRUELTY AS A GROUND FOR DIVORCE
6. CONCLUSION & SUGGESTIONS
7. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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