Supreme Court of India

U. Sree v. U. Srinivas

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 256
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 11 December 2012

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - s.13(1)(ia) - Divorce - Grant of - In favour of husband - On ground of "mental cruelty" - Justification - Held: Justified - Respondent-husband, who pursued a career in music, clearly deposed about the constant and consistent ill-treatment meted out to him by the wife as she showed her immense dislike to his "sadhna" (routine practice and teaming of music under the guidance o of his father who was a/so his "guru" in "the Guru-Sishya Parampara" i.e. the tradition of teacher and disciple), and exhibited total indifference and, in a way, contempt to the tradition of

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