Samar Ghosh vs Jaya Ghosh on 26 March, 2007
In Samar Ghosh's case (supra1), the Hon'ble Apex Court drawing
insights from English, American, Canadian, and Australian cases, has
established that no universal standard can be universally prescribed to
guide judgments on mental cruelty. However, the Court has outlined
specific instances, illustrative but not exhaustive, that constitute mental
cruelty. It emphasizes that the entirety of married life should be assessed,
1
(2007) 4 SCC 511
2
AIR 2006 SC 1675
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and isolated instances over a span of years would not qualify as cruelty.