Mumbai: Man seeks divorce from wife for not being dutiful; Bombay HC junks plea

Representational PictureThe Bombay High Court has dismissed a city residents plea for divorce from his wife on the allegations that she had failed to be a dutiful wife since among other things she used to wake up late and that she did not cook tasty food A bench of Justices K K Tated and Sarang Kotwal upheld an order of the family court that had dismissed the divorce plea filed by a resident of Santacruz on the ground that the allegations made above did not amount to cruelty and thus could not be a ground for divorceThe bench ruled that the Family courts conclusions that the allegations made above did not amount to cruelty was correct in law and must not be interfered with It further observed that the wife of the petitioner was a working woman and yet she was the one who had the additional burden of buying groceries cooking for the petitioner and his parents and doing all other household work Therefore allegations made by the petitioner that his wife did not cook tasty food or that she wasnt dutiful could not be accepted as a ground for divorceThe observations were made by the bench in an order passed yesterday while it was hearing a plea filed by the petitioner challenging the family court order that had refused him a divorce decree In his plea before HC the petitioner had claimed that the Family Court judge had erred in its order He submitted as evidence the statement of his father supporting his allegations such as those made aboveHe also alleged that his wife would abuse him and his parents if they tried to wake her up early in the morning He said that after returning from her workplace at 6 pm she would take a nap and cook dinner only around 830 pm She did not cook tasty and sufficient food and she never spent quality time with me On days that I returned late from work she would not even offer me a glass of water he contendedThe wife in turn denied all allegations and said that before going to work she used to cook food for the entire family She also submitted as evidence the statements of a neighbour and some relatives from the petitioneriquests side who testified that whenever they used to visit her they would find her busy with one household work or another She in turn alleged that the petitioner and his parents used to illtreat herIt is difficult to believe that the Respondent Wife of the petitioner was constantly abusing and threatening the petitioner and his parents It is further the Appellants petitioner case that when he used to return home late the respondent failed to cook well or take care of his needs That again can not amount to cruelty the bench saidOne cant lose sight of the fact that the respondent herself was a working woman who in addition to her job had the additional task of cooking each morning and evening of buying vegetables and groceries on her way home from work the bench said The learned Family Court judge also rightly criticised the appellant for expecting a glass of water to be offered to him each time by the respondent the bench said Thus taking overall view of the matter we do not find any merit in the appeal Consequently the appeal is dismissed it saidCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverTrending Video