The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, presided over by Justice P. Vadamalai, has ruled that a wife’s actions of removing her Thali (sacred marital chain), making unsubstantiated defamatory complaints to her husband’s military superiors, and living separately for over thirty years without attempting reconciliation collectively amount to mental cruelty of the highest order.
Removal of Thali/Mangalsutra and Decades-Long Separation Constitute Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court Confirms Divorce
