Before the High Court, the husband had challenged an August 2021 family court order decreeing a divorce in favour of the wife on the ground of cruelty under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act.
The couple had gotten married in 1997, and later had two daughters. Subsequently, the relationship turned sour and the couple opted for divorce before a Saket Court, which, while decreeing divorce in the wife’s favour, struck off the husband’s defence.
In his plea, the husband claimed that he took proper care of his daughters and his wife, and was a doting father. He claimed to have helped his in-laws clear their debt, despite which the wife often quarrelled with him and even doubted his character. He claimed that the wife physically and mentally harassed and tortured him.
Source: Barandbench
