The Kerala High Court ruled that frequent secret phone calls by a wife to another man, ignoring her husband’s warnings, amount to matrimonial cruelty. The judgment highlights the impact of such behavior on marital relationships.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a wife calling her husband “Hijda” (transgender) constitutes mental cruelty. The court upheld the family court’s decision to grant the husband a divorce, noting that such derogatory language caused severe emotional harm.
The Telangana High Court ruled that damaging a spouse’s reputation or denying access to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram may amount to cruelty, setting a precedent in modern divorce cases. The court granted divorce in a case where the wife’s repeated false allegations and desertion caused mental cruelty.
