Pursuit Of Independent Career And Reluctance To Relocate Abroad By Wife Doesn’t Constitute Marital Cruelty: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that a wife prioritizing her career and academics and refusing to relocate to her husband’s place of work does not constitute cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A Division Bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice R Sakthivel made this observation while hearing a husband’s appeal challenging the Family Court’s dismissal of his divorce petition. Both parties unwilling to…
