My wife and I have been married for a week, but we haven’t been able to live together as we promised our parents. Her family is not happy, and she also wants to end the marriage. Is it possible to dissolve our marriage, and if so, how long would it take? We are both Hindus.

Under Hindu law, a marriage that has been consummated can be dissolved through a mutual divorce. The process involves filing a joint petition in court and can take several months, depending on the circumstances and court workload. However, given the short duration of the marriage and lack of cohabitation, a mutual divorce may be granted relatively quickly.