Husband Forfeits Right to Contest Divorce After Abandoning Wife and Defaulting on Maintenance: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has allowed dissolution of marriage in a case where the husband consistently failed to participate in court proceedings and did not pay court-ordered maintenance for nearly three years. The Division Bench comprising Justice Arun Monga and Justice Yogendra Kumar Purohit held that such conduct amounted to sustained mental cruelty under Section 13 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, making it unreasonable to expect the wife to continue the…
