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Unchallenged WhatsApp messages alone can prove mental cruelty under HMA Sec 13(1)(i-a), the Chhattisgarh HC ruled, overturning the Family Court’s denial of divorce. The decision confirms that uncontested electronic evidence suffices for matrimonial relief, impacting spouses seeking divorce on cruelty grounds.
MP High Court rules that persistent physical incapacity to consummate marriage, when concealed from the spouse, amounts to mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The judgment sets a precedent for divorce on grounds of cruelty where medical incapacity is wilfully hidden, impacting matrimonial disputes involving non-disclosure of physical limitations.
Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that prolonged separation without cohabitation, coupled with complete breakdown of marital ties, amounts to mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Telangana High Court holds that when marriage is irretrievably broken, courts must award permanent alimony to spouse, especially when children's welfare is at stake.