Hindu man can divorce wife who tries to separate him from parents: SC
Q. SC in its decision on 6th Oct 2016 held that a Hindu son can divorce his wife if she:- Published on 12 Oct 16a. Is mentally unstable
b. Is unfaithful
c. Tries to separate him from his elderly parents
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Tries to separate him from his elderly parents
SC in its decision on Oct 6, 2016 held that a Hindu son can divorce his wife if she tries to separate him from his elderly parents
- Apex court holds it is the pious obligation of the son to maintain his parents
- It can be held that a Hindu son cannot separate himself from his parents on getting married at the demand of his wife, at least when he’s the sole earning member in the family
- The observation was made by the bench comprising the man to annul his 24-year-old marriage while setting aside Karnataka HC judgement which had dismissed the decree of divorce gathered by the Bangalore family court in 2001
- A woman becomes part of the husband’s family and this she cannot seek to separate him from his parents just to enjoy his income
- Insisting the husband should live separately from parents is a western thought alien to Indian culture, the SC held that the son who was brought up and given education by his parents had a moral and legal obligation to take care and maintain his parents when they became old and when they either had no income or a meagre income
- A woman who becomes an integral part of the husband’s family after being married should have a justifiable reason to separate his husband from his family
