Yyyyy v. Xxxx
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed appeals challenging a grant of divorce on grounds of cruelty. The Court affirmed that the appellant's refusal to undergo treatment for diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenia, resulting in disruptive and dangerous behavior, constituted cruelty under the Divorce Act.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed; Family Court finding affirming divorce on grounds of cruelty upheld; Parties to bear costs.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
&
THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH FRIDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 / 12TH BHADRA, 1943 MAT.APPEAL NO. 104 OF 2017
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN OPDIV 318/2013 OF FAMILY COURT, PALA,
KOTTAYAM
APPELLANT/S:
'X' BY ADVS. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SMT.ACHU SUBHA ABRAHAM SMT.ANN MALU ALBI SMT.K.M.SUNU SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE
RESPONDENT/S:
'Y'
BY ADVS. SRI.C.M.ANDREWS SMT.BOBY M.SEKHAR SRI.SHYAM PADMAN
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the refusal of a spouse diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia to undergo treatment amounts to cruelty sufficient for divorce.
Whether the High Court should interfere with the Family Court's finding that the appellant's abnormal behavior constituted cruelty to the respondent.
Whether the appellant's refusal to acknowledge her illness and seek treatment deprives the husband of a normal marital relationship.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
X
- respondent
Y
Coram
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
Case details
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