J. L. NANDA vs SMT. VEENA NANDA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision dismissing the husband's petition for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion. The Court noted that the allegations of cruelty were not substantiated by evidence, particularly after the birth of the couple's child in 1964. The Court emphasized that the husband's claims of the wife's behavior leading to his nervous breakdown were not proven, thus affirming the High Court's conclusion that there was insufficient basis for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.