Asking wife to change religion amounts to cruelty: Family Court

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The family court recently allowed a divorce petition filed by a Chembur resident stating that if a husband who has married a woman of another religion, after marriage forces her to convert to his religion then it amounts to grave mental cruelty to the woman and can be a ground for granting divorce.


The woman had approached the court seeking divorce from her husband. It was stated in her petition that she was a Hindu by religion and the husband was a follower of Christianity. They had gotten married in 2011 under the Special Marriages Act.


It was alleged that for the first few months post marriage relations between them were cordial. However, since both are from different religions, there were always some differences of opinions. She adjusted from her side and always behaved as a dutiful wife. She wanted time to adjust with the new culture but the husband started pressurizing and harassing her to convert. This led to quarrels between them.
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[renuka]

Why didnt she think of this in the 1st place before getting married.I have no sympathy for those who want to have a delayed reaction of crying.

BTW I was just wondering if in the future any wife will file a complaint that husband asked her to change her Gotra after marriage! I wonder???

 

[CHANDRU1849]

In all the cases, the ultimate sufferer is the Hindu Religion. Since it is not an organized one and the followers are also not very serious and disciplined to maintain their identity, the Religion suffers from such marriages.