Watch: Masked-Up Yuzvendra Chahal, Dhanashree Verma Arrive For Divorce Hearing In Bandra Court

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Last Updated:March 20, 2025, 15:12 IST

Masked-up Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma arrived at Bandra family court for divorce hearings on Thursday.

Yuzvvendra Chahal (L) and Dhanashree Verma in Mumbai on Thursday. (PC: Screengrab/X)

Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and influencer Dhanashree Verma were seen arriving at the Bandra family court in Mumbai for their divorce hearings on Thursday (March 20).

Chahal was seen arriving first wearing a hooded black jacket, a face mask and his glasses. He was accompanied by his lawyers. Dhanashree came a bit later, also wearing sunglasses and a mask, and was helped by security and aides. Watch the video of their arrival here:

The hearing of their divorce petition had been fast-tracked to Thursday after the Bombay High Court waived the mandatory six-month cooling-off period. Justice Madhav Jamdar directed the Bandra family court to decide the petition before March 21 because Chahal wouldn’t be available after that due to the IPL 2025 season.

Under the Hindu Marriage Act, a couple has to undergo a six-month cooling-off period before the divorce is granted to provide time for exploring the possibility of reconciliation. Apart from asking this to be waived, the petition also prayed for a direction to the family court to decide the divorce petition expeditiously.

Chahal and Dhanashree got married in December 2020. As per their petition, they separated in June 2022. On February 5, they filed a joint petition before the family court seeking divorce by mutual consent.

The High Court noted that Chahal and Verma were living apart for more than two and a half years, and there was compliance with the consent terms arrived at during mediation between the two parties regarding the payment of alimony.

The family court had refused to waive the cooling-off period on the ground that there was only partial compliance with the consent terms which required Chahal to pay Rs 4.75 crore to Dhanashree.

He had paid Rs 2.37 crore, the family court noted. It also cited a report of the marriage counselor which said there was only partial compliance with the mediation efforts.

But the high court on Wednesday held there was compliance with the consent terms, as they provided for the payment of the second installment of permanent alimony only after the decree of divorce was obtained.