it is indeed a cruelty as the facts were hidden and no transparency was maintained.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM Mujtaba Merchant <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for sharing this article. It’s certainly a complex and sensitive > case. The court’s decision highlights how important transparency and trust > are in any relationship, and it also shows how seriously the legal system > treats issues related to concealment and threats. > > While it’s unfortunate that the situation escalated to this point for both > individuals, it’s good to see that the court evaluated the circumstances > carefully before arriving at a decision. > > Sincerely, > > > > Mujtaba Merchant > > Bangalore | INDIA > > Sent from iPhone ® > > > > > > On 13 Feb 2026, at 5:14 PM, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > They have hidden the facts and it is cruelity. I found nothing wrong in > this order. > > > > On 2/7/2026 12:52 PM, Kanchan Pamnani wrote: > > > > *Times of India Subject:* Surat man granted divorce as wife hid blindness > in one eye > > > > A family court in Surat granted divorce to a 23-yearold sari trader, > ruling that he was subject to cruelty by his wife, who hid the fact that > she had no vision in one eye and threatened him after he found out. After > their wedding, the husband took his wife to an ophthalmologist after she > fell. It was then that he learned she was effectively blind in one eye. > When he sought to part ways, she threatened to implicate him in a false > case and to even kill herself. > The court accepted the husband’s suit on grounds of cruelty and granted a > divorce decree under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act. > The woman’s family initially refused to accept that she had no vision in > one eye. They got her examined at an Ahmedabad eye hospital in April 2022. > The doctor there told the woman’s family and her husband that her left eye > number was 17 diopters and there was no chance of her regaining vision in > it. > The woman’s family finally admitted to the husband that they hid this > fact, as she was not getting marriage proposals because of it. > The petitioner then sought to end the marriage at which his wife > threatened to frame him and refused the divorce. > The court held the man was subjected to immense harassment by his wife’s > hostile conduct. The court referred to various judgments of SC and high > court before ruling in the man’s favour under the provision of the Hindu > Marriage Act dealing with cruelty. > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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