Archive · 12 Jun 2025
Orissa High Court Upholds Divorce Over Mental Cruelty
A man with a disability was granted a divorce because his wife was mean to him and made fun of his disability.
The court agreed that her actions, like calling him names, were a form of mental cruelty, meaning she hurt his feelings badly.
They decided the marriage couldn't continue because of this.
The wife had left the house a few months after the marriage and did not return.
The court stated that a husband and wife should respect each other, and it's not okay to make fun of your partner's weaknesses.
The wife tried to appeal the divorce, but the court dismissed her appeal.
Orissa High Court upheld a divorce granted to a physically disabled man.
The court found the wife's mockery of his disability constituted mental cruelty.
The wife called him names like "Kempa" and "Nikhatu".
The wife left the matrimonial home after three months and filed a criminal case.
The court dismissed the wife's appeal and ruled in favor of the husband's divorce petition.
- Who
- The Orissa High Court and a husband and wife.
- What
- Orissa High Court upheld a divorce due to mental cruelty by the wife.
- When
- The divorce was upheld on June 12, 2025.
- Where
- Orissa, India.
- Why
- Because the wife's actions, mocking her husband's disability, constituted mental cruelty.
Husband's Perspective
Wife's Perspective
Grounds for Divorce
Husband's Perspective
The husband sought divorce due to his wife's mental cruelty.
Wife's Perspective
The wife contested the divorce, appealing the decision.
- Court
- Orissa High Court
- Type of case
- Divorce
- Husband's condition
- Physically disabled
- Wife's actions
- Mocking husband's disability
- Reason for divorce
- Mental cruelty
- Date of Marriage
- June 1, 2016
- Date of Divorce Petition
- April 3, 2019