The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a decree for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be granted merely because a spouse is living separately, unless it is established that the withdrawal from the other spouse’s society was without reasonable excuse. A division bench of Justice Parth
Wife Living Separately for Reasonable Cause Cannot Be Compelled to Resume Cohabitation Under Section 9 HMA: Chhattisgarh High Court
