New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Patna High Court has upheld a family court's decision to end a couple's marriage, observing that when both spouses are unwilling to continue living together and there is no adjustment between them, their actions may amount to "reciprocal cruelty," according to an Indian Express (IE) report.

A division bench of Justices Rana Vikram Singh and Bibek Chaudhuri passed the order on October 9. Along with upholding the divorce, the court directed the husband to pay his estranged wife Rs.36.25 lakh as permanent alimony.

The couple got married in 2013 and have a son. However, their relationship deteriorated soon after the wedding, and they have been living separately for a long time.

The husband approached the family co...