The Rajasthan High Court in a significant decision has said that 'if a husband and wife seek divorce with mutual consent, six month separation period will not be valid'.

The court was hearing a case on Thursday from Pratapgarh in which the Udaipur Family Court had fixed a six months separation period for divorce and had rejected application for instant divorce. The High Court in its order clearly said in the case that it was not appropriate to give six months' time to the couple seeking divorce mutually.