Supreme Court of India

Gurbux Singh v. Harminder Kaur

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Reported as [2010] 12 S.C.R. 275
Bench P. Sathasivam and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.
Decided 8 October 2010

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: s. 13 - Divorce on the grC!und of cruelty - Held: It is essential for the spouse, claiming relief, , to prove that a particular/part of conduct or behaviour resulted in cruelty to him/her - The married life should be assessed as a whole and a few isolated iostances over certain period would not amount to cruelty - Mere trivial irritations, quarrels, normal wear and tear of married life which happens in day to day life in all families would not be adequate .for grant of o · divorce on the ground of cruelty - An isolated friction on some occasion like festival of Lohri

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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