Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Supreme Court observed that domestic work is not limited to the wife and the husband also has an equal contribution.

While hearing a divorce case, a two-judge bench comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vikram Nath remarked, "You are not marrying a maid, you are marrying a life partner."

"You have to contribute to cooking, washing, etc. Today's times are different," the bench added.

The couple got married in 2017 and has an eight-year-old son. The husband is a government teacher and the wife a lecturer.

In his petition, the husband stated that within a week after their marriage, he and his family were ill-treated by the wife. She allegedly refused to cook and gave birth to their son, but did not invit...