New Delhi: A new amendment in marriage law has made it easier for the women to get divorce. The Group of Ministers (GoM) has proposed a series of amendment in the Marriage Laws Amendment Bill.

NDTV, the main points of the proposed changes are: According to a news report published in, the main points of the proposed changes are:

It does away with the mandatory that requires a couple to file a 'joint application' after the mandatory waiting period.

Till now, the couple were required to wait for six to 18 months even after filing a consensual divorce. The couple would come back after the period stipulated by the court to file a second joint application.

According to the new amendment the court can exercise his discretion and grant divorce if one of the partners does not move a second joint application for divorce with mutual consent within three years.

The GoM also proposed changes in inheritance clause of the law. The amendment allows women to gain sufficient compensation from her husband's ancestral property.

The women will be entitled for an equal amount, to be calculated by the court, if the ancestral property cannot be divided.