FIRST LAW

1. Ashok Kumar v. Jyoti, 2018 KHC 2845 Raising wild allegations against the spouse of having illicit relations with an office colleague, per se casting a slur on the character, integrity and morality of the spouse, constitutes cruelty without further more.

Ridiculing the husband before his friends, officials and relatives and challenging his dignity by his wife amounts to mental cruelty having far reaching effects.