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A PROJECT REPORT ON IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGES

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DECLARATION

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Certificate

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Ms. RITIKA ASSISTANT PROFF

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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LIST OF CASES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS "* DECLARATION---------------------------------i * CERTIFICATE------------------------------------------ii 3* ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-------------------------------------iii * LIST OF CASES--------------------------------------------------------i2 >* TABLE OF CONTENTS----------------------------------------------------2 #* INTROD,CTION ?* DIVORCE LAW IN INDIA @* IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE * W+ IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN "!* MERITS AND DE MERITS OF T+E T+EOR ""* ?"st REPORT OF T+E LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA "* FA,LT T+EOR VS* BREAKDOWN T+EOR "3* OT+ER RELEVANT CASES "3*" N02een Kho5i VS* Nee5$ 9ho5i "3* M0'$90/ VS* S0/05 "3*3 G07en'/0 VS* M0'h$ M0ti "3* Vishn$ D$tt Sh0/&0 VS* M0n7$ Sh0/&0 "* CRITICISM  CONCL,SION "*" C/iti4is& "* C/iti4is& %) +i:h Co$/t "*3 C/iti4is& %) the Go2e/n&ent "* Con45$sion ">* BIBLIOGRAP+

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BIBLIOGRAP35

STAT4TES 

M0//i0:e  Di2o/4e L08s

BOOKS    

D/* P0/0s Di80n. F0&i5) L08. "!th E'ition. !"3. A550h0%0' L08 A:en4)* P/o1* G*C*V* S$%%0 R0o. +in'$ L08. "!th E'ition. !"". S* Go:i0  Co&60n)*  N05s0/ L08 Re2ie8. Vo5* >. No* ". !"!* ?"st Re6o/t o1 the L08 Co&&ission. Go2e/n&ent o1 In'i0*

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