‘Clean Hands’ Doctrine Can’t Deny Relief If Cruelty Proven; Unsubstantiated Allegations Amount to Mental Cruelty: Delhi HC Grants Divorce

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Family Court judgment and granted a decree of divorce to a husband on the grounds of cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA). The Division Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Renu Bhatnagar ruled that the principle of “clean hands” cannot be

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