Thane, February 10 A Thane court has granted a couple, based in Canada, a divorce by mutual consent by conducting the proceedings via video conferencing for overseas residents.
The parties had voluntarily filed the petition, and it would be "just and proper" to dissolve the marriage, District Judge R S Bhakare said in the order on Monday.
Consequently, the marriage was dissolved by a decree of divorce, ending a legal process that spanned more than seven months.
The petitioners, a 31-year-old service professional and a 24-year-old woman, both living in different parts of Ontario, got married on March 9, 2022, in the Mira Road area of Thane city in Maharashtra. Following differences, they began living separately from December 10, 2023.
The petition for divorce was filed on June 18, 2025, under the Special Marriage Act. Given their current residence outside India, the proceedings were initiated through a Power of Attorney.
The couple remained firm on their decision to part ways following the mandatory six-month waiting period, and appeared before the court virtually on Monday to confirm their stance.
Judge Bhakare, after reviewing the evidence provided via affidavits and the virtual testimony, granted them a divorce.
"Despite having mediated by the trained mediator, the petitioners are not interested in cohabiting with each other...The petitioners have mutually resolved the disputes regarding maintenance, alimony for the past, present, and future of each other. All the issues between the petitioners have been settled," the court said.