Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Matrimonial Autonomy | Professional Career Pursuit & Child Welfare Not Cruelty or Desertion : SC Rejects Patriarchal Marital Expectations
The Supreme Court ruled that a woman’s pursuit of her professional career and decision to live separately for her child’s welfare cannot be construed as cruelty or desertion under matrimonial law. The judgment underscores that marriage does not extinguish a woman’s autonomy, and societal expectations cannot override her right to dignity and self-determination.