Supreme Court rejects 89-year-old man plea divorce 82-year-old wife
In doing so, the Supreme Court also observed "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" cannot be viewed as a straightjacket formula to always grant divorce.
Source: barandbench.com
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In doing so, the Supreme Court also observed "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" cannot be viewed as a straightjacket formula to always grant divorce.
The Bench relied on a 2016 Supreme Court judgment which said that it is not a common practice for a Hindu son in India to get separated from his parents upon getting married, at the instance of the wife.
Every person is entitled to live with dignity and honour, and repeated use of derogatory words is clearly humiliating and would certainly amount to cruelty, the Court said.