The Madras High Court observed that voluntary removal of the thali may, depending on the facts of a case, cause emotional anguish and amount to mental cruelty. However, the Court clarified that removal of the thali is not automatically a ground for divorce and must be assessed in context.
The Supreme Court of India said about Keralites that “Even if they know English, they don’t want to speak it,” the observation came while hearing a plea to transfer divorce case from Kerala to Punjab in the court today.
The Karnataka High Court has held that couples need not register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to file or maintain a divorce petition. The Bench dismissed the wife’s writ petition challenging the lower court’s decision.
In Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior, a divorce case took an unusual turn when a woman claimed her husband’s sister was his ‘second wife’ to secure a decree. The husband has challenged the ex parte order.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a wife’s convenience alone cannot justify the transfer of a divorce case. The court allowed her to appear via video conferencing, with travel expenses borne by the husband.
The Supreme Court directed the Bandra family court to conclude the long-pending divorce case of Jaidev and Poonam Shroff within three months. The bench warned that “if any party delays the proceedings then an adverse inference can be drawn.”
The Supreme Court ended a marriage after 15 years of separation, invoking Article 142 to grant divorce. The husband must pay Rs 1.25 crore in five instalments as permanent alimony.
Delhi High Court ruled that making derogatory remarks to a spouse’s employer amounts to cruelty. The court upheld a divorce, stating marriage requires “mutual respect and adjustment.”
A Court in Cuttack dismissed actress Varsha Priyadarshini’s domestic violence complaint against her estranged husband, Anubhav Mohanty, citing lack of evidence and contradictory statements. The judge noted that her claims seemed like a reaction to Mohanty’s divorce filing. Varsha’s requests for financial relief were also denied.
