Actress Sukanya married American Indian
Sridharan at the Balaji Temple in New Jersey
in 2002. The very next year, the actress
returned to her residence in Chennai and
decided to stay back and concentrate in
acting career. Following this, the actress
filed a divorce petition in the family court
in Chennai and without her husband’s
knowledge she obtained the divorce.
When Sridharan came to know of this, he
filed a writ petition in the High Court
of Madras that the divorce obtained in Chennai
is not binding on him as the marriage had
taken place in the US and hence the court
here had no jurisdiction.
In an order passed in this issue, the judge
ruled that the wife can file for divorce
in her home town irrespective of where her
marriage had taken place, according to the
Hindu Marriage Act, Section 13 since their
wedding took place as per the Hindu norms
and customs. The judge further ruled that
the issue be settled within two months.
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