The
Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that a husband expecting his wife to do
household chores cannot be termed as cruelty. However, a wife asking her
husband to live separately from his family does amount to cruelty, the court
said, citing a Supreme Court judgement.
The
HC's observations followed while dealing with an appeal filed by a man against
a family court order refusing to grant him divorce on the ground of cruelty by
his wife.
In his argument, the husband told the court that he
was aggrieved by his wife's non-contribution in household chores, abandonment
of matrimonial home and false implication in criminal cases at her behest. He
further said that his wife and in-laws insisted that he lived separately from
his parents.