#Statutory Waiver

MP High Court holds that a mandatory 6-month cooling-off period under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act can be waived where parties have lived apart for 23 months with no cohabitation, no children, and mutual consent. The ruling emphasizes judicial discretion in cases of irretrievably broken marriages, setting a precedent for expedited divorce proceedings in similar fact-patterns.

Madras High Court rules that a BIFR-sanctioned rehabilitation scheme extinguishes ESI Corporation's right to recover waived contributions, interest, and damages, even if ESIC was not a party to the BIFR proceedings. The judgment bars revival of such claims post-scheme implementation, reinforcing the finality of statutory waivers in industrial revival schemes.

Chhattisgarh High Court waives the mandatory six-month cooling-off period under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act where spouses have lived separately for over a year, resolved all disputes, and jointly filed for divorce with full financial settlement. The ruling reinforces the Supreme Court’s Amardeep Singh precedent, offering expedited divorce for mutually consenting couples with no pending disputes.