Mocking Husband’s Disability By Calling Him ‘Kempa’ & ‘Nikhatu’ Amounts To Mental Harassment: Orissa High Court
In a recent judgment, the Orissa High Court upheld a decree of divorce granted under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the ground of mental cruelty. The case involved a marriage solemnized on June 1, 2016, between the Petitioner (husband) and Respondent (wife) as per Hindu rituals. The husband alleged that right from the beginning of their marriage, the wife passed derogatory comments about his physical disability.…
