Punjab & Haryana High Court: To Compel Couple to Live Together After 30 Years of Separation Amounts to Mental Cruelty

The Punjab & Haryana High Court held that forcing a couple to resume cohabitation after 30 years amounts to mental cruelty. The bench emphasized the importance of individual autonomy, marital privacy, and psychological well-being in family law matters. The judgment shines a light on evolving interpretations of mental cruelty and separation in modern matrimonial disputes and sets a precedent in considering time-lapses and autonomy in reconciliation orders.