Court Expedites Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Plea Ahead Of IPL 2025, Decision To Be Announced Tomorrow

Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce: The cricketer and choreographer tied the knot in December 2020. Reports of their rocky marriage first surfaced in June 2022 and soon the couple separated. On February 5, 2025, they filed a plea to waive off the six-month cooling period. The Bombay High Court has allowed the plea to be heard and has directed a family court to announce the decision on their divorce by tomorrow.

Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma's divorce to be finalised tomorrow

The Bombay High Court has directed the family court to expedite the divorce petition of Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma. The decision comes in consideration of the cricketer's participation in the upcoming IPL 2025 commencing from March 22, for which Chahal is required to join his team Kings XI Punjab on March 21. The team will play its first match of the season against the Gujarat Titans on March 25.

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As per Bar and Bench, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma have been living separately for the last two years. Their divorce petition comes after both parties gave mutual consent. On February 20, a family court denied their request to waive off the cooling period. However, they made an appeal to the High Court which allowed the petition to be heard, with immediate effect.

How much alimony has Yuzvendra Chahal paid to Dhanashree Verma?

As per the publication, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma finalised their divorce on mutual terms. The spinner is required to pay ₹4.75 crore as alimony to his ex-wife. Out of this, he has already paid ₹2.37 crores, and the rest will be settled following the completion of their divorce.
 

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Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 outlines the procedure of divorce. As per the terms, a family court can consider a mutual divorce petition only after a six-month cooling-off period from the date of filing. This is done to ensure that the couple has not taken the decision in haste and to give them a chance to reconcile if possible. However, in 2017 the Supreme Court stated that the said period can be waived off in case there is no chance of reconciliation among the couple.