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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
1/29/1912Judge A.N. Ray, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
11/15/1621Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
1/19/1976C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
5/23/1997The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.