Was legal divorce granted to patriot women ?
Various communities are governed by specific marital legislation , distinct to Hindu Marriage Act , and consequently have their own divorce laws : The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act , 1936 The Dissolution of Muslim Marriage act , 1939 The Foreign Marriage Act , 1969 An amendment to the marriage laws to allow divorce based on " irretrievable breakdown of marriage " ( as alleged by one of the spouses ) is under consideration in India .