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• A wife is not an employee hired for housework or the service of in-laws or the husband's private property
• Controlling a wife against her will is directly against the constitutional principles of human dignity, social justice and equality.
• Marriage is not a license to control her freedom.

Karnataka High Court Judgment: A wife is not an employee hired to do housework or to serve in-laws or the husband's private property. Marriage is not a wife's personal identity, freedom or license to control her preferences, the Karnataka High Court has dismissed a husband's plea in strong terms.

The court explained that doing housework or serving the in-laws is a wife's voluntary work. The primary responsibility for caring for our aging parents lies with their own children, not daughters-in-law. Kota observed that taking possession of a wife against her will or forcing her to leave home is against the constitutional values ​​of human dignity and social justice.

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Men should also work in the house Justice Dr. The Chilkur Sumalta bench said that restricting a woman's freedom on the basis of gender alone is against the constitutional principles of equality and human dignity. Housework should be shared equally by both men and women. Dismissing the husband's plea, the High Court upheld the family court's monthly alimony of Rs 9,000, explaining that the amount of Rs 150 per capita per day was paltry considering the current inflation and cost of living.

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Calling wife black is not a crime

Taunting a wife about her dark complexion, low intelligence or shyness does not fall within the scope of the crime. Making such a significant comment, the Jharkhand High Court quashed the pending criminal case against the husband. A bench headed by Justice Anil Kumar Chaudhary explained that castigation may be morally wrong, but it cannot be a basis for criminal prosecution. Controversy erupted after the marriage, which took place on an online matrimonial site, with the wife alleging that the husband constantly taunted her about her complexion and the way she spoke.