Man can divorce wife if she tries to separate him from his parents: Calcutta HC

According to reports, a family court in West Bengal had granted the man divorce from his wife on grounds of cruelty.

Updated on: Apr 12, 2023, 20:31:01 IST

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The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a husband can file for divorce on the grounds of “mental cruelty” - if his wife “tries to forcefully separate him from his parents”. The court made the observation while hearing a woman's plea challenging a family court's decision to grant her husband divorce.

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Om March 31, a division bench of justices Soumen Sen and Uday Kumar turned down the woman's petition saying that it was the “pious obligation of the son to live and maintain the parents”, a report by the Times of India said. The bench added that it is “absolutely normal in Indian culture and ethos”.

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As per the bench, the desire of a wife to have a separate residence with her husband away from in-laws is “not based on justifiable reasons; as such, it amounts to cruelty.”

The family court reportedly granted the man divorce from his wife on the basis that she publicly insulted him by calling him “unemployed” and a “coward”.

The woman, however, challenged the court's order but failed to get a favorable ruling.

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