The Delhi High Court has allowed a man to divorce his wife, saying she was being cruel. The husband said his wife didn’t do her household work and often lived away from him, staying with her parents instead, even though he tried to find separate housing for them. This made him feel insecure and kept him from being with his son. The court also mentioned that the wife and someone else were arrested for money laundering, and in another case, a woman was stabbed by her ex-husband in Vile Parle West.
The High Court said it’s not cruel to expect a wife to do household work. A panel of judges, Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna, heard the man’s appeal against a family court’s decision to reject his divorce request. They said marriage means sharing responsibilities, and a wife doing household chores shows her love for her family, not that she’s a servant.
The High Court gave the man a divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, reversing the earlier decision. The couple got married in 2007 and had a son in 2008. But their relationship was rocky from the start. The husband said his wife was often argumentative, didn’t want to do chores, and avoided responsibilities. The wife argued that she did her chores but was still criticized by her husband and in-laws. Even though the husband tried to find a separate place for them, she mostly stayed with her parents. The court said this showed she wasn’t serious about their marriage and kept the husband from his son.
