law: Special Marriage Act, 1954 
  28. Divorce by mutual consent
  (1) Subject to the
  
  provisions of this Act and to the rules made thereunder, a petition for divorce
  
  may be presented to the district court by both the parties together on the
  
  ground that they have been living separately for a period of one year or more,
  
  that they have not been able to live together and they have mutually agreed
  
  that the marriage should be dissolved.
  (2) 30[on
  
  the motion of both the parties made not earlier than six months after the date
  
  or the presentation of the petition referred to in sub-section (1) and not
  
  later than eighteen months] after the said date, if the petition is not
  
  withdrawn in the meantime, the district court shall, on being satisfied , after
  
  hearing the parties and after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, that a
  
  marriage has been solemnized under this Act, and that the averments in the
  
  petition are true, a pass a decree declaring the marriage to be dissolved with
  
  effect from the date of the decree.