Bengaluru, July 20 -- In a significant ruling reaffirming the sanctity of Hindu marriage, the Karnataka High Court has held that a husband cannot seek divorce merely because he has "lost interest" in his wife, observing that a Hindu marriage is a sacrament and not a contract that can be terminated at the whim of either spouse.
Dismissing a husband's appeal for divorce under Section 13(1A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a Division Bench of Justices D.K. Singh and T.M. Nadaf said marriage under Hindu law is intended to be a lifelong institution and cannot be dissolved simply because one spouse no longer wishes to continue the relationship.
"The marriage under the Hindu Law is a sacrament and it is not a contract. Once the parties are marr...