Marriage sacrosanct amongst Hindus: Uttarakhand High Court imposes ₹1 lakh costs on man for fraudulent divorce
The husband should have fairly and squarely separated from his wife before filing the divorce petition instead of continuing to live with her even after filing the same, the Court said.
Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe
Stating that the institution of marriage is sacrosanct to Hindus, the Uttarakhand High Court recently imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on a man for fraudulently obtaining a divorce decree [Mahendra Prasad Dwivedi v. Lajji Devi].