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Smt. Nalini Sunder vs Sri G.V. Sunder on 21 September, 2002 cites

Narayan Ganesh Dastane vs Sucheta Narayan Dastane on 19 March, 1975

10. The only other aspect in regard to which Learned Counsel appearing for the respondent made submissions at length are those relating to the alleged threats given by the appellant-wife to the husband that she will commit suicide and implicate him. It was argued that the repeated threats given by the wife to take her own life caused mental anguish to the husband. These threats it was urged were made once when the appellant had picked up a knife to stab herself and on two other occasions without the help of any such weapon or instrument. Threats to take her own life by consuming sleeping pills were also allegedly given by the wife. Relying upon the decision of the Supreme Court in 'Dastane v. Dastane'. , it was argued that the above conduct of the wife would tantamount to treating the husband with cruelty so as to entitle him to the decree for dissolution prayed for.
Supreme Court of India Cites 18 - Cited by 190 - Y V Chandrachud - Full Document

Shobha Rani vs Madhukar Reddi on 12 November, 1987

7. That 'cruelty' can be both physical as also mental is clearly well established. The decisions of the Supreme Court in "Dastane v. Dastane", , "Shobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddi", and "V. Bhagat v. Mrs. Bhagat", have examined the meaning to be attributed to the term 'Cruelty' as a matrimonial ground for judicial separation or dissolution of marriage and the approach which the Courts dealing with matrimonial disputes have to adopt in determining such disputes. The broad meaning assigned to the term 'mental cruelty' is that the conduct of the other spouse ought to be such as would inflict mental pain and suffering upon the spouse seeking relief making it impossible for him/ her to live with the offending spouse. The mental cruelty must be of a nature that the parties cannot reasonably be expected to live together and the situation must be such that the parties cannot reasoably be asked to put up with such conduct and continue to live with the other party. What is equally important is that while arriving at a conclusion as to whether the conduct tantamounts to cruelty, the Court must keep in view the social status, educational level of the parties as also the society they move in. That is because what may amount to cruelty in one case may not be so in another. If it is a case of accusations and allegations, the Court must have regard to the context in which the same are made.
Supreme Court of India Cites 8 - Cited by 320 - K J Shetty - Full Document

V. Bhagat vs Mrs. D. Bhagat on 20 August, 1991

7. That 'cruelty' can be both physical as also mental is clearly well established. The decisions of the Supreme Court in "Dastane v. Dastane", , "Shobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddi", and "V. Bhagat v. Mrs. Bhagat", have examined the meaning to be attributed to the term 'Cruelty' as a matrimonial ground for judicial separation or dissolution of marriage and the approach which the Courts dealing with matrimonial disputes have to adopt in determining such disputes. The broad meaning assigned to the term 'mental cruelty' is that the conduct of the other spouse ought to be such as would inflict mental pain and suffering upon the spouse seeking relief making it impossible for him/ her to live with the offending spouse. The mental cruelty must be of a nature that the parties cannot reasonably be expected to live together and the situation must be such that the parties cannot reasoably be asked to put up with such conduct and continue to live with the other party. What is equally important is that while arriving at a conclusion as to whether the conduct tantamounts to cruelty, the Court must keep in view the social status, educational level of the parties as also the society they move in. That is because what may amount to cruelty in one case may not be so in another. If it is a case of accusations and allegations, the Court must have regard to the context in which the same are made.
Delhi High Court Cites 17 - Cited by 229 - Full Document
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