The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) held that prolonged neglect, separation, and filing serious criminal allegations can amount to mental cruelty. Justices G.K. Ilanthiraiyan and R. Poornima granted divorce, finding the husband proved cruelty by his spouse.
The Gujarat High Court held procedural defects cannot defeat Mubarat divorce where mutual consent exists, recognizing dissolution without written agreement, criticizing a Family Court’s hyper-technical approach, and affirming Muslim personal law principles prioritizing substantive justice over procedural requirements.
