Summary
- High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Hirdesh in Smt. Rajkumari Kaurav vs Jitendra Singh Kaurav
- Whether the Family Court erred in granting a decree of divorce under Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act in favor of the respondent-husband.
- Court observed that the cumulative acts of cruelty perpetrated by the appellant warranted the decree of divorce.
- The initiation of multiple false complaints and public defamation constituted mental cruelty, justifying the dissolution of marriage under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
- This judgment reinforces that unsubstantiated allegations and persistent litigation can amount to mental cruelty, impacting future matrimonial disputes.
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