The Supreme Court has intervened in a matrimonial case, stating that a wife's refusal to perform household chores cannot be considered cruelty.
Justice Sandeep Mehta remarked, 'You're not marrying a maid, you're marrying a life partner.'
The court highlighted that times have changed and both partners must contribute to household responsibilities.
The case involves a couple who got married in 2017 and have an eight-year-old son. The husband, a government school teacher, had initiated divorce proceedings, alleging his wife's changed attitude and mistreatment.
However, the wife, a lecturer, claimed she had gone to her parents' house for the birth of their child with the husband's consent, but they did not attend the cradle ceremony and demanded cash and gold from her parents.
The family court had initially granted divorce, but the High Court set it aside. The Supreme Court has now asked both parties to appear in person in the next hearing.
