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As dignity of a woman is to be protected, it should be ensured that women are not compelled to incur unnecessary expenditure and face hardships, the Court underlined.
The Court, however, upheld a decision to allow a divorce plea by the husband since on an overall consideration of the facts, it was apparent that the wife "had no respect for the husband and their marital bond."
Irrespective of extreme allegations made by warring parents against each other, courts must consider the welfare of the minor child and not the statutory rights of the parents, the Court said.
The Court passed the direction while hearing a child custody dispute. It directed the father to take the two minor sons to a psychologist to clear their misconceptions and pre-conceived notions against their mother.