Rajasthan High Court Refuses to Dissolve 58-Year Marriage, Says Normal Wear and Tear Not Cruelty

The Rajasthan High Court refused to dissolve a 58-year marriage, holding that “trivial irritations, quarrels and normal wear and tear of married life” do not constitute cruelty sufficient for divorce.

The Division Bench upheld a 2019 family court order dismissing the husband’s petition. The couple married in 1967 and lived together until 2013, with three adult children.

The husband had filed for divorce in 2014 after the wife lodged an FIR against him and alleged property disputes.

The Court noted long-standing matrimonial life with minor disputes does not justify breaking the marriage and dismissed the appeal.