The High Court of Delhi has affirmed a Family Court decision, ruling that a divorce petition filed under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) by a woman belonging to the ‘Lambada (Banjara)’ Scheduled Tribe is maintainable. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetrpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that where parties from a Scheduled
Hindu Marriage Act Applies to ‘Hinduised’ Scheduled Tribe Members Who Marry by Hindu Rites: Delhi High Court
