New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court has granted a divorce decree to a man on the grounds of mental cruelty inflicted upon him by his estranged wife, saying there is no chance of reconciliation between them given the long separation of over 11 years peppered with false allegations levelled by the woman.
The high court said any insistence on continuing the relationship would only inflict further cruelty on the parties.
"The marital discord between the parties has pinnacled as there is a complete loss of faith, trust, understanding and love between the parties. Such long separation brings with it deprivation of conjugal relationship and cohabitation, which is the basic foundation of any matrimonial relationship. The separation for more than eleven years for no fault of the appellant (man), in itself is an act of cruelty," a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna said.
The high court's order came while allowing the man's appeal challenging a family court's decision refusing to grant him divorce on grounds of cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The estranged couple had got married in November 2011 and problems started between them soon thereafter. They had stayed together barely for six months.
The man claimed his estranged wife used to pressure him to visit her parental home and threatened to end her life if he did not. When she left her matrimonial home, she was adamant about not returning, he alleged.
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