In Brief
A couple married in 1996 divorced on grounds of cruelty after prolonged separation. The wife had also filed domestic violence complaints and was awarded Rs. 7,00,000 as compensation. Though the Supreme Court upheld the divorce decree based on irretrievable breakdown of marriage, it held that parental obligations persist independently of marital status. The Court directed the husband to pay Rs. 10,00,000 to the wife for their daughter's marriage expenses, recognizing it as a father's duty to support his children regardless of spousal disputes. The ruling emphasizes that children's welfare cannot be sacrificed due to parental conflict."
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