A division bench of Supreme Court held that the 6 months of cooling period prescribed in Mutual-Consent divorce proceedings under Hindu Marriage Act are directional in nature and not mandatory.

Citations : [2017 SCC 8 746], [2017 SCC ONLINE SC 1073], [2017 AIR SC 4417], [2017 ALT 5 23], [2017 BOMCR 6 773], [2017 CGLJ 4 157], [2017 CTC 5 665], [2017 DLT 242 264], [2017 DMCSC 3 277], [2017 ILR KER 4 1], [2017 ILR 4081], [2017 JLJR 4 21], [2017 JCC 3 2196], [2017 KHC 4 683], [2017 KLJ 4 179], [2017 KLT 4 367], [2017 MPLJ 4 41], [2017 MHLJ 5 804], [2017 PLJR 4 37], [2017 RLW SC 4 2910], [2017 RCR CIVIL 4 608], [2017 SCALE 11 258], [2017 WLN SC 3 145], [2017 SCC CRI 3 505], [2017 SCC CIV 4 804]

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https://indiankanoon.org/doc/79830357/

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/59b82810ce686e45ff91e3ea

https://www.indianemployees.com/judgments/details/amardeep-singh-versus-harveen-kaur