Living in Separate Rooms Does Not Constitute Cruelty Per Se, But Cumulative Effect of Prolonged Marital Discord Is Relevant: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that spouses living in separate rooms in the same house cannot, by that fact alone, be treated as having committed matrimonial cruelty. The Court made it clear that separate living must be examined in the context of the entire matrimonial relationship and the circumstances that led to the spouses living separately. At the same time, the Court held that where separate living forms part…