https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195387 False, indecent or defamatory allegations in complaints and pleadings, together with repeated vexatious proceedings that cause humiliation and serious mental pain, can amount to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The respondent-wife's conduct, including scurrilous allegations against the husband and efforts affecting his employment, was held to have widened the rift and made cohabitation harmful, so the High Court's contrary view was unsustainable. Long and complete separation for more than ten years, with deep acrimony and no realistic prospect of reunion, was a weighty circumstance supporting dissolution once cruelty was established. The marriage was dissolved, and permanent alimony was directed in favour of the wife. en-us Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 10:31:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195387 False, indecent or defamatory allegations in complaints and pleadings, together with repeated vexatious proceedings that cause humiliation and serious mental pain, can amount to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The respondent-wife's conduct, including scurrilous allegations against the husband and efforts affecting his employment, was held to have widened the rift and made cohabitation harmful, so the High Court's contrary view was unsustainable. Long and complete separation for more than ten years, with deep acrimony and no realistic prospect of reunion, was a weighty circumstance supporting dissolution once cruelty was established. The marriage was dissolved, and permanent alimony was directed in favour of the wife. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195387