JOIN USIn what could perhaps be the first such case in Maharashtra and the second in India, a family court in Pune granted divorce to a couple after one of the petitioners appeared through video-conferencing over Skype.
The woman (26) hails from Amravati and the man (28) is from Nagpur. Both were working as software professionals at Hinjewadi in Pune when they got married.
They fell in love and got married on May 9, 2015. However, because of their separate professional careers, compatibility issues cropped up and they started living separately just a month after marriage.
The woman now works in London, while the man is settled in Singapore.
In August 2016, they filed for divorce with mutual consent.
The case was heard before Pune Civil Judge, Senior Division, V S Malkapatte Reddy, who is presiding officer, matrimonial cases. “It was a unique case for Maharashtra,”: advocate Suchit Mundada, who represents the woman, told DH. While the man was present in the court on Saturday, the woman could not come down from London because of professional commitments.
“We requested for video-conferencing over Skype, which was allowed by the court,” he said.
“At the appointed time, the wife called from London and the husband was present before the court in Pune... her version was taken and the divorce was granted,” he said, adding that the Bombay High Court last year had allowed recording of evidence through video-conferencing.
DH News Service