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Wife Pressurizing Husband To Cut Ties With His Family Considered Cruelty And Ground For Divorce: Delhi High Court

18 Sep 2025 2 min read
Wife Pressurizing Husband To Cut Ties With His Family Considered Cruelty And Ground For Divorce: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment, has ruled that a wife’s persistent and pressurising behaviour to compel her husband to cut ties with his family — including his widowed mother and divorced sister — amounts to mental cruelty, which is a valid ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Division Bench upholds family court's decision granting divorce A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil…

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