The Delhi High Court granted divorce to a man, ruling that his wife’s actions—driven by parental influence, false complaints, and refusal to resume conjugal life—amounted to extreme mental cruelty.
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a husband’s false allegations of adultery and doubts about his wife’s character amount to mental cruelty. The court overturned the divorce and imposed ₹10,000 in costs on the husband.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife making repeated secret phone calls to another man despite her husband’s warning amounts to mental cruelty, making it a valid ground for divorce.
The Gujarat High Court ruled that a wife’s suicide attempt and public defamation of her husband amounted to mental cruelty, dismissing her plea to restore conjugal rights.
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 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 Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife forcing her husband to live in a separate room and denying marital companionship amounts to mental and physical cruelty. The court granted divorce on this ground.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that false adultery allegations against a wife amount to mental cruelty. The court overturned the divorce decree and fined the husband.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a wife’s false claims about her husband’s illicit relationship with his mother amount to mental cruelty. The court granted the husband a divorce and ordered ₹35,000 monthly maintenance.
The Bombay High Court dismissed a wife’s plea to cancel her divorce, stating that she was aware of legal procedures but failed to appear in court. The court upheld the Family Court’s decision.
