A Chhattisgarh法院裁决一个遵循印度教习俗的部落人士可根据印度教法律离婚,推翻下级法院的解雇。 A Chhattisgarh court ruled a tribal person who follows Hindu customs can divorce under Hindu law, overturning a lower court’s dismissal.

尽管该法案普遍排除了ST成员, 但在2026年3月3日, 查蒂斯加尔高等法院裁定, 一个自愿遵循印度教习俗的定列部落个人, 包括在婚姻中执行'萨普塔帕迪', 可以根据1955年印度教婚姻法申请离婚. The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled on March 3, 2026, that a Scheduled Tribe individual who voluntarily follows Hindu customs, including performing 'Saptapadi' in marriage, can seek divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, despite the Act’s general exclusion of ST members. 法院认为,这种排除是保护性的,不是绝对的,而真正采用印度教习俗可以适用该法的条款。 The court held that the exclusion is protective, not absolute, and that genuine adoption of Hindu practices allows access to the Act’s provisions. 该裁决推翻了下级法院驳回相互离婚请愿的决定,援引了Labishwar Manjhi等先例,并强调法律权利应反映实际的宗教行为,而不是僵硬的部族分类。 The decision overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a mutual divorce petition, citing precedents like Labishwar Manjhi, and emphasized that legal rights should reflect actual religious conduct, not rigid tribal classifications. 该案被发回重审,以便根据案情进行审查。 The case was remanded for a merits-based review.