Right To Seek Divorce Is 'Personal Right' Of Individual, Family Cannot Pursue Proceedings After Son's Death: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the right to seek divorce is a personal right of an individual and cannot be pursued by family members after the individual's death. This judgment came in a case where the family of a deceased man sought to continue his divorce proceedings. The court's decision underscores the personal nature of matrimonial disputes and asserts that such rights are non-transferable, ending upon the individual's death.