Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal for Divorce on Ground of Mental Cruelty — Wife's Demand for Separate Residence Not Cruelty Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The court held that the burden to prove cruelty lies on the petitioner and that a mere demand for separate residence does not constitute mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
12 Oct 2017The appellant-husband, Ajay Ramrao Chavan, filed a divorce petition under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, before the Family Court ...




