Father said, “I have spent 10 lakh rupees on marriage of my daughter seven years ago. Now there is a dispute. Daughter wants divorce, my son in law is ready to give divorce but is not willing to give a single rupee to wife. The cases are going on.”

I said, “Forget about your 10 lakh rupees marriage expanses spent on marriage of your daughter seven years ago. Look to the future of your daughter. Let them be divorced and start a new life. The valuable years of your daughter are passing by everyday in these court cases.”

I am not sure whether I gave them right legal advice. But I did tell them what I truly believed.

This is perhaps the same story visible in most marriage related cases.

There is a law that a Divorced Wife is always entitled to ask maintenance under Sec.125 till she remarries. There are judgements that court can override unfair compromises and decrees when wife files a plea for maintainance under Sec.125. There is one such judgement of Gujarat High Court. And perhaps other courts also.

Perhaps more litigants should know this Right of Divorced Woman.

Shocking Case of Cruelty to Wife ….Silent Cruelty which cannot be proved in court…The wife inching towards suicidal mode… Helpless parents ….

Heard about a case of cruelty to wife..

Marriage was arranged by family.

Wife was doing job. Husband asked her to leave job. He thought that wife may have pre-marriage friends.

After marriage, husband asked wife to find a job. She applied to several posts. Could not get job.

Cruelty begins. Husband neglects her. Does not look at her. Does not take her out on Sunday. Sister in Law continues to taunt her daily. Father in Law also insults her.

She weeps on phone to her mother. Mother says do not weep to me, I am also a heart patient. She asks her to bear for awhile.

So the cruelty continues…

There is no role of lawyers or judges as yet… Because no case is yet filed.

The Court Supervised Mediation Centres probably take up mediation cases only when a case is filed.

Perhaps, such mediation centers can also take up such pre-litigation disputes also ! 🙏

Perhaps it can be made more easier to reach to Mediation Centers by such wives….🙏

Till then we can only pray to God that their marriage life will improve with passage of time.🙏