1086 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*HINDU DIVORCE
1412. Shrimati Jayashri : Will the Minister of Law be pleased to state :
( a ) the names of States where legislation permitting Divorce of Hindu marriages is in force;
( b ) the number of applications for Divorce received by courts in these States during the year 1950;
( c ) the number of applicants granted divorce in 1950;
( d ) the number of applications rejected during the year
1950 ; and
( e ) the total number of male and female applicants during the year 1950 ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar) : ( a ) As far as I am aware, legislation permitting divorce among Hindus is in force in Bombay and Madras only.
( b ) to ( e ) The exact figures for the year 1950 are not available. I understand from Bombay that the figures in regard to that State for the period from 12th May, 1947, when the Act came into force to the end of June, 1950 are as follows :
Total number of applications ... 5,356
Number of male applicants ... 2,452
Number of Female applicants ... 2,904
Number of applicants granted divorce ... 2,756
Number of applications rejected ... 1,164
I have not received any information from Madras so far.
*P. D., Vol. 10, Part I, 28th September 1951, p. 1813.