The Bench relied on a 2016 Supreme Court judgment which said that it is not a common practice for a Hindu son in India to get separated from his parents upon getting married, at the instance of the wife.
A wife's "persistent insistence" on living separately from in-laws without a justifiable reason is "torturous" for the husband and is an act of cruelty, the Delhi High Court has said.
The High Court considered removal of thali as a piece of evidence to reflect the parties’ intentions to end the marital relationship and not as indicative of cruelty.