Court rejects divorce plea based on claims wife called husband dark and fat

A High Court has rejected a husband’s attempt to dissolve his marriage on the basis of alleged remarks by his wife about his appearance. The case involved claims that the wife had called her husband “dark” and “fat”, according to NDTV. The court held that the husband had not established cruelty or desertion on the part of his wife.

Those were the grounds he relied on to seek dissolution of the marriage. The court’s finding meant that the evidence before it did not meet the threshold required for a divorce on those grounds. The supplied material does not identify the High Court, the couple or the jurisdiction in which the case was heard.

It also does not give the date of the ruling or explain the wider evidence considered by the judges. The report records the court’s conclusion that the husband had failed to prove the alleged cruelty and desertion. It does not state whether either party has indicated an intention to appeal.

No further details of the marriage, the proceedings or the specific context in which the alleged comments were made were included in the available material.