Advocate Devashish Maharishi | Best divorce case lawyer in karkardooma Court Delhi SKS v. STS, FA(MAT) No. 316 of 2023, decided on 18-08-2025. Chhattisgarh High Court: In an appeal filed by an advocate against the judgment passed by the Family Court whereby his divorce application filed under Section 13(1) (1-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (‘HMA’), was rejected, the Division Bench of Rajani Dubey and Amitendra Kishore Prasad*, JJ., allowed the appeal, holding that the husband had clearly suffered mental cruelty and was deserted by the wife. The couple got married in 1996 and had two children. Disputes allegedly arose when the wife obtained a PhD and secured a position as a principal. She started acting proud of her position and frequently quarrelling over trivial matters, taunting her husband regarding his job. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when the husband’s income ceased due to the Courts being closed, the wife allegedly verbally abused him, calling him unemployed and demand...