The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its strong displeasure over the demand of Rs 5 crore for divorcing and separating from her husband after just one year of marriage. Considering the woman’s demand as unreasonable, the top court sent both (the woman and her husband) to the mediation center of the Supreme Court.
During the hearing, the bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Vishwanathan scolded the young man and made a stern remark, saying, “You are making a mistake by calling her back, you will not be able to keep her (wife) happy.”
The bench made this comment when the young man said that he wanted to save the marriage and stay with his wife. In order to keep his wife with him, the young man has also filed a case to order the woman to restore her marital rights. Justice Pardiwala told the young man that you are making a big mistake by calling the woman (wife) back, you will not be able to keep her happy because her dreams are very big.
Along with this, the apex court sent the matter to the arbitration center for settlement and warned the woman that if she remains firm on her attitude and demand, then we (the court) will pass such a strict order which she will not like under any circumstances. During the hearing of the case, the bench was surprised to see that only one year and two months have passed since the marriage, but the woman is demanding Rs 5 crore for divorce from her engineer husband. However, the woman’s husband is ready to end all the cases and pay Rs 35 to 40 lakh in return for divorce.
The bench has said that we hope that the woman will make a reasonable demand for maintenance so that all the cases can be closed. The bench has directed the woman and her husband to appear before the Supreme Court mediation center on October 5 and the case will be heard further after the report of the mediation center comes.