Few instances over years do not amount to cruelty when reviewing marriage: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court ruled that isolated instances of marital discord do not constitute cruelty sufficient for divorce. The court emphasized that marriage should be viewed as a whole, dismissing the husband's appeal against a family court order.
Why it matters
This judgment clarifies the legal threshold for 'cruelty' in Indian matrimonial law, protecting marriages from dissolution based on trivial or transient conflicts.
The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, observed that married life should be reviewed as a whole, and a few isolated instances over the years would not amount to cruelty.
The Division Bench of Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K. was considering a matrimonial appeal by a husband challenging an order of the family court, Kannur, dismissing his petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty.
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