The Supreme Court refused divorce to a 54-year-old man, asking him to offer permanent alimony instead of avoiding maintenance. The Bench remarked, “₹15,000 is hardly anything these days… Shaanti se baitho, dete raho 15,000, khush raho.”
The Bombay High Court ruled that a spouse alleging mental cruelty need not justify or explain the reasons behind such conduct. It held that requiring justification contradicts settled legal principles under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
