Prolonged Litigation Reduces Marriage to a Legal Formality; Separation Preferable: Supreme Court
Long period of separation without any hope for reconciliation amounts to cruelty to both the parties, the Court observed. Observing
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Living apart doesn’t mean marriage has failed; Supreme Court says courts must first find who caused the separation.
The Court indicated that unless there is cogent evidence of wilful desertion or refusal to cohabit, the marriage cannot be
