The Kerala High Court has recently stated that Wife's Lack of Cooking Skills Not Grounds for Cruelty. 

During a hearing of an appeal, a division bench of the Kerala High Court, comprised of Justice Anil Narendran and Justice Sophy Thomas, hearing an appeal filed by husband seeking divorce from his wife, citing cruelty as the reason.

The couple got married in May 2012 and initially resided together in the husband's house, later the Couple shifted to Abu Dhabi.

The husband argued that his wife consistently showed disrespect towards him and maintained emotional distance. He also made the accusation that she had, at one point, spat on his body, although she later offered an apology.

The husband also asserted that his wife had sent an email to his employer with the intention  to get him terminated from his job. Additionally, he contended that she refused to prepare meals for him and frequently engaged in disputes with his mother over minor issues.

On the Contrary, wife alleged that the husband had sexual perversions and made derogatory comments about her body size and complexion.

She also mentioned that the husband had been diagnosed with certain mental health issues and had been seen by doctors in Abu Dhabi. Despite receiving medication prescriptions from the doctors, the husband was reportedly unwilling to take the prescribed medications.

Upon reviewing the email sent to the employer, the court determined that the wife was, in fact, expressing her concerns and seeking support from the employer to better comprehend her husband's condition. Her intention was to aid him in his journey toward a return to a regular and healthy life.

“So legally, one party cannot unilaterally decide to walk out of a marriage, when sufficient grounds are not there justifying a divorce, under the law which governs them, saying that due to non-co-habitation for a considerable long period, their marriage is dead practically and emotionally. No one can be permitted to take an incentive out of his own faulty actions or inaction,” the bench said.