The Uttarakhand High Court fined a husband Rs. 1 lakh for misleading his wife into signing divorce summons without her knowledge, setting aside the ex-parte divorce decree
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a wife visiting her husband’s office and abusing him amounts to cruelty. The court upheld the divorce granted by a Raipur family court, stating that such behavior diminishes the husband’s image at work and constitutes grounds for divorce.
The Calcutta High Court approved the transfer of a divorce case from Coochebehar to Siliguri, accepting the wife’s plea due to financial and physical hardships. The decision highlights leniency towards the wife’s situation.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a wife forcing her husband to live in a separate room is considered cruelty. The court granted divorce to the husband, stating that such behavior impacts the husband’s mental and physical well-being.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that even one false complaint can constitute matrimonial cruelty, justifying divorce. This landmark decision impacts future matrimonial disputes.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has declared that denying physical relations within a marriage amounts to cruelty. This ruling supported a husband’s request for divorce after his wife repeatedly abandoned him and engaged in mental harassment.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a daughter unwilling to maintain a relationship with her father cannot claim expenses for education and marriage from him. This decision was made during a divorce case involving irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
In November 2019, the Karnataka High Court upheld a divorce granted to a man who submitted video evidence of his wife’s adultery, recorded while he was away. The court emphasized the legitimacy of the evidence and dismissed the wife’s appeal.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband cannot seek divorce solely to serve his parents, upholding the sacred and unbreakable nature of marriage according to Hindu Law.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that even one false complaint can amount to matrimonial cruelty, reversing a 2013 family court decision. The court granted the husband a divorce and ordered a fixed deposit for alimony in favor of the wife.
