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HC rejects Parsi woman’s divorce and ₹5-crore alimony plea, says Mumbai event was blessing ceremony, not marriage

HC rejects Parsi woman’s divorce and  ₹5-crore alimony plea, says Mumbai event was blessing ceremony, not marriage
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MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has rejected a divorce petition filed by a Parsi woman settled in Perth, Australia, after holding that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain her Parsi matrimonial suit because the ceremony held in Mumbai was not a valid Parsi marriage ceremony, but a “Tandoorasti” — a...

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