SHOBHA RANI v. MADHUKAR REDDI

Citation: [1988] 1 S.C.R. 1010

Court: Supreme Court of India

Bench: B.C. RAY, K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY

Case summary

"I am unable to accept the premise that "cruelty" in matrimonial proceedings requires or involves of necessity the element of malignity-though I do not of course doubt that if malignity be in fact established it would be highly relevant to a charge of cruelty.

Judgment text

"I am unable to accept the premise that "cruelty" in matrimonial proceedings requires or involves of necessity the element of malignity-though I do not of course doubt that if malignity be in fact established it would be highly relevant to a charge of cruelty.