Allegations of Extra-Marital Affair Made to Spouse’s Employer Amount to ‘Cruelty’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld a Family Court decree of divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, ruling that a wife making defamatory and unfounded complaints to her husband’s employer constituted mental cruelty. The Division Bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar pronounced the decision in MAT.APP.(F.C.) 160/2025, titled AS v. NKS, and dismissed the wife’s appeal against the divorce decree. Marriage requires mutual respect and tolerance…
