The Economic Times

Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not deemed maids

The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that wife was not behaving properly; was not doing her household work; she was disobedient towards his parents; her behavior was rude; she was not able to cook; the wife caused him mental stress, all these acts amount to cruelty.