DIVORCE LAW
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The intangible acts of cruelty through mental<br />
torture are not judged upon one single act but<br />
series of incidents. Certain instances like the food<br />
being denied, continuous ill treatment and abuses<br />
to acquire dowry, perverse sexual act and such are<br />
included under cruelty. See Samar Ghosh v.<br />
Jaya Ghosh (2007) 2 SCC 511, Savitri Pandey<br />
v. Prem Chandra Pandey (2002) 2 SCC 73,<br />
Parveen Mehta v. Inderjit Mehta (2002) 5 SCC<br />
706.<br />
Conversion – Incase either of the two converts himself/herself<br />
into another religion, the other spouse may file a<br />
divorce case based on this ground. A Hindu<br />
marriage may be dissolved by a decree of divorce<br />
on the ground that the respondent has ceased to<br />
be a Hindu by conversion to another religion.<br />
Though s. 13(1)(ii) confers expressly right on a<br />
spouse to present a petition for divorce against<br />
the other spouse who has changed his or her<br />
religion after the solemnization of marriage, but<br />
the apostate can also file a petition for dissolution<br />
of marriage after he or she has ceased to be a<br />
Hindu under the Hindu Marriage Act. Mere<br />
professing or theoretical allegiance to a religion<br />
Divorce Law – An Overview
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