Vijay Kumar Ramachandra Bhate vs Neela Vijay Kumar Bhate

The appellant husband challenged lower court orders granting a decree of divorce to the respondent wife on the grounds of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Simultaneously, the husband's petition for restitution of conjugal rights and custody of their two daughters was dismissed. The Supreme Court reviewed whether the conduct of the husband constituted legal cruelty sufficient to dissolve the marriage.