Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma, married in December 2020, living apart since June 2022.
A significant breakthrough has occurred in the divorce case of Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his wife Dhanashree Verma.
According to a Bombay High Court judgment, the couple can waive a 6-month cooling period after divorce. The court ordered the family court to rule on the divorce petition of cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma by March 20.
“Bombay High Court has overturned a Family Court decision that denied the request to waive the statutory cooling-off period for the divorce of cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma under the Hindu Marriage Act. A bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar has also directed the family court to decide the divorce petition by tomorrow considering Chahal's participation in the upcoming IPL,” Bar and Bench posted on X.
According to Bar and Bench, the couple who married in December 2020 has been living apart since June 2022. On February 5, 2025, a divorce petition was filed in Bandra's Family Court. In addition to the petition, an application to waive the cooling period was filed. The appeal for mutual divorce was filed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act.
However, on February 20, the court refused to waive the 6-month statutory cooling period, noting limited compliance with a consent provision between Chahal and Verma.
According to the consent terms, Chahal consented to pay Verma a permanent alimony of Rs 4 crore 75 lakhs, of which 2 crore 37 lakhs and 55 thousand has already been paid. The family court saw the failure to pay the remaining balance as noncompliance.
The court also relied on a family counselor's report citing noncompliance. However, the Bombay High Court noted that the couple had spent more than two and a half years apart and that there was compliance with the agreement provisions, which called for the payment of the remaining money.