
Denying Mutual Divorce Can Be Mental Cruelty, Says Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that if a marriage fails due to incompatibility and one spouse refuses mutual divorce, it can amount to mental cruelty to the other spouse.
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that if a marriage fails due to incompatibility and one spouse refuses mutual divorce, it can amount to mental cruelty to the other spouse.
The Gujarat High Court reviewed a divorce case where a woman claimed cruelty after her husband allegedly hid his sister’s inter-caste marriage, leading her to leave the marriage just two days after the wedding.
The Supreme Court has ruled that divorce can be granted under the Hindu Marriage Act if a spouse fails to follow a court order to resume marital relations for over a year.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that calling a husband ‘Hijda’ is a form of mental cruelty. The Court upheld a family court’s decision granting divorce based on this behavior.
The Bombay High Court denied a woman’s request to dismiss her husband’s divorce appeal, emphasizing that her remarriage during the appeal period contravened the Hindu Marriage Act.