Dear Sir,
Mear separation of two is not ground for divorce. It is better to go for first the Restitution of Conjugal Rights case, the go for divorce.
It is better to file Restitution of conjugal rights against your wife in family court.
If RCR is passed it will help you in proving that you are innocent, she cannot claim maintenance from you
she is deserter in the eyes of laws , she has no right of maintenance in future, husband will be in safer place
RCR will be passed and if she fails to join him within one year ,it a ground for divorce for husband for failure of restitution decree
If she denies to cohabit with you even after the R.C.R. decree is awarded then you can file an suit for execution of such decree under order 21 Rule 32 of the Civil Procedure code and then after a lapse of one year from the date of such R.C.R. decree you can file divorce petition u/s 13 (1-A)(ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. If conjugal right is not restored within one year of getting the RCR decree, the aggrieved party is eligible to get divorce.
- she can file any case as she likes
this RCR will dilute the seriousness of her cases
3. if she doesnt join with you as per the court order within one year then that will become the ground for you to apply for the divorce
- You get a leverage in maintenance & alimony, since you are ready to take care of her needs and necessities but she doesn’t want to join you.
SEC 9 OF HMA – restitution of conjugal rights. it is a prayer by a petitioner; summon by a competent court ; and order by a court to the spouse who left her matrimonial duties without sufficient reason.