The Supreme Court upheld a divorce decree for a doctor couple separated for 15 years, stating that a wife's refusal to have physical relations constitutes mental cruelty. Justices Sanjay Karol and Aravind Kumar noted that long-term litigation reduces marriage to a mere paper entity. Invoking Article 142, the court dissolved the marriage, observing that physical intimacy is a foundation of marriage and its absence causes emotional distress. https://www.rozanaspokesman.in/news/nation/040626/prolonged-litigation-ends-a-relationship-supreme-court.html #Creator program