HC directs man to compensate wife
MADURAI, OCTOBER 03, 2018 00:00 IST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, taking into account the depressed state of mind of a woman, directed her husband, who has sought divorce from her to pay her Rs. 20 lakh as compensation. He has appealed against a lower court order that had dismissed his suit for divorce.
Justice J. Nisha Banu observed that the woman needed to be compensated given her current state of mind. The court said if the compensation was given to the woman then the lower court decree would be set aside and decree of divorce shall come into operation between the parties. If otherwise the lower court proceedings would stand confirmed, the court said.
The court took note of the fact that the couple were living separately for over seven years. Though it had recommended mediation for both the parties to explore the possibility of reunion, the exercise failed. Though the woman expressed her willingness to live with her husband, he refused to live with his wife. The court held that the matrimonial bond was beyond repair and in such a case marriage becomes a fiction and does not serve the sanctity.
The court was hearing the case of A. Amuldoss of Pudukottai who had appealed against a lower court order which had dismissed his suit for divorce. He sought divorce from his wife, who, he complained, suffered from depression.
MADURAI, OCTOBER 03, 2018 00:00 IST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, taking into account the depressed state of mind of a woman, directed her husband, who has sought divorce from her to pay her Rs. 20 lakh as compensation. He has appealed against a lower court order that had dismissed his suit for divorce.
Justice J. Nisha Banu observed that the woman needed to be compensated given her current state of mind. The court said if the compensation was given to the woman then the lower court decree would be set aside and decree of divorce shall come into operation between the parties. If otherwise the lower court proceedings would stand confirmed, the court said.
The court took note of the fact that the couple were living separately for over seven years. Though it had recommended mediation for both the parties to explore the possibility of reunion, the exercise failed. Though the woman expressed her willingness to live with her husband, he refused to live with his wife. The court held that the matrimonial bond was beyond repair and in such a case marriage becomes a fiction and does not serve the sanctity.
The court was hearing the case of A. Amuldoss of Pudukottai who had appealed against a lower court order which had dismissed his suit for divorce. He sought divorce from his wife, who, he complained, suffered from depression.
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