The Karnataka High Court ruled that treating a wife as a “cash cow” amounts to mental cruelty. The judgment emphasizes the impact of financial dependency and emotional neglect in marital relationships.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that a wife forcing her friends and family to live at her husband’s residence against his will constitutes cruelty, providing grounds for divorce.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife frequently visiting her parents without informing her husband amounts to cruelty and granted a divorce to a Nagpur-based husband.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a single false complaint is enough to constitute matrimonial cruelty, granting divorce and directing ₹20 lakh as alimony.
The Madras High Court has granted a man divorce on the grounds of cruelty, ruling that forcing a spouse to live beyond their means and inviting debt is a form of mental cruelty. This decision overturns a previous family court ruling.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that refusing to consent for mutual divorce, when a marriage has failed due to incompatibility, can be considered cruelty. The court emphasized that such refusal causes mental agony and justifies granting a divorce.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife forcing her husband to live in a separate room and threatening suicide amounts to cruelty. This decision granted the husband divorce due to mental and physical harm caused by the wife’s actions.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld a man’s divorce after his wife refused to live with his elderly mother and sister-in-law with mental health issues. The court ruled that her actions amounted to cruelty and granted the husband interim alimony, allowing the wife to claim permanent alimony later.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a mother coaching her daughter to speak against her father amounts to mental cruelty, upholding a divorce petition filed by the father. The court highlighted the harmful effects of parental alienation in such cases.
The Delhi High Court ruled that false complaints filed against a spouse constitute an act of cruelty, upholding the husband’s divorce petition. The court noted that the wife’s malicious actions, including false allegations and withdrawal from mutual settlements, caused mental cruelty.
