LANDMARK CASE

Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh

(2007) 4 SCC 511 · Supreme Court of India · Family law

At a glance

Citation: (2007) 4 SCC 511
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Family law
In one line: The Court gave illustrative instances, such as prolonged refusal of intimacy and humiliating treatment.

1 Facts

A husband sought divorce on grounds of mental cruelty.

2 Issue

What amounts to mental cruelty?

3 What the court decided

The Court gave illustrative instances, such as prolonged refusal of intimacy and humiliating treatment.

4 Why it matters

A key guide on mental cruelty.

5 Think about it

Why is cruelty decided case by case?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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