A Bench of Justices Nitin W Sambre and Sharmila U Deshmukh said that in a modern society, both husband and wife should bear household responsiblities equally.
“In modern society, the burden of household responsibilities has to be borne by both husband and wife equally. The primitive mindset expecting the woman of the house to solely shoulder the household responsibilities needs to undergo a positive change,” the order stated.
The Court was hearing an appeal by a husband against a 2018 order of a family court rejecting his divorce petition.
The husband sought divorce on the grounds that his wife was constantly in touch with her mother on the phone, was not doing any household work and that he had to leave for work without food in the morning.
Additionally, he alleged that his wife was not conducting herself in a proper manner and used to abuse his parents.
Source: Barandbench
