Madras High Court Allows Husband's Appeal for Divorce on Ground of Cruelty Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Wife's Unilateral Departure and False Complaints Constitute Mental Cruelty. The court held that the wife's conduct of leaving the matrimonial home without reasonable cause and filing false criminal complaints against the husband and his family amounts to cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
11 Jun 2026The appellant husband filed a petition for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of cruelty. The marriage was...
