Ajanta Kethan Thakkar v Kethan Thakkar (DIVORCE CAUSE NO.3 OF 2002. ) (DIVORCE CAUSE NO.3 of 2002.)
Ajanta Kethan Thakkar v Kethan Thakkar (DIVORCE CAUSE NO.3 OF 2002. ) (DIVORCE CAUSE NO.3 of 2002.) [2003] UGHC 45 (26 June 2003)
The court found that the petitioner had proved, on a balance of probabilities, that the respondent changed his religion from Hinduism to Christianity and committed adultery with Anne Piribiri. The respondent did not contest these allegations. The court held that conversion and adultery are valid grounds for divorce under the Hindu Marriage and Divorce Act and the Divorce Act, as modified by the Constitution to ensure gender equality. The court also found that the welfare of the child would best be served by granting custody to the petitioner, and ordered the respondent to pay maintenance and…
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- Divorce
- Custody Of Children
- Alimony
- Adultery
- Religious Conversion
- Maintenance