Samar Ghosh Vs. Jaya Ghosh
SAMAR GHOSH Vs. JAYA GHOSH SUPREME COURT OF INDIA MARCH 26, 2007 CASE ON MENTAL CRUELTY UNDER HINDU MARRIAGE ACT Facts of the case : The respondent, an IAS officer, was a divorcee who was having a daughter from her first marriage. She did the second marriage with the petitioner who is also an IAS officer, but always refused her husband of her matrimonial obligations. Husband filed the petition for the divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty. Contention of the parties : Petitioner : The husband alleged that the wife has performed the acts of mental cruelty to him. He cited several incidence to support his arguments. The wife unilaterally declared to him that she won't share the bed with him and even won't give birth to his child. She and her mother always use to teach her daughter from the first marriage that the petitioner is not his father. Respondent also use to warn the petitioner that her daughter does not have any blood relationship with him this he need to...