The bench consisting of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Gajendra Singh of the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that compelling a wife to discontinue her studies amounts to mental cruelty and can be a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The court granted divorce to a woman whose husband and in-law’s denied her from continuing her education after Class 12th.
The court observed that education has been recognised by the Supreme Court as an essential element of life and is an integral part of Right to life.
