What are the grounds for dissolution of marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939?

 As per S 2 of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, a woman married under Muslim Law can obtain a decree for the dissolution of her marriage on the following grounds:

1. The whereabouts of the husband have not been known for a period of four years.{Missing}

2. The husband has neglected or failed to provide for her maintenance for a period of two years.

3. The husband has been sentenced to imprisonment for a period of seven years or more.

4. The husband has failed to perform marital obligations without reasonable cause  for a period of three years.

5. The husband has been impotent at the time of marriage and continues to be so.

6. The husband has been insane for a period of two years or is suffering {from leprosy}deleted or a virulent venereal disease.

7. She was married before she attained the age of fifteen years and she has repudiated the marriage before attaining the age of  eighteen years:

8. The husband has treated her with cruelty.

9. On any other ground which is recognized as valid for the dissolution of marriage under muslim law

      These are the grounds on which a woman married under Muslim Law can seek a decree of dissolution of marriage under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939.

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