New Delhi:

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted divorce to celebrity chef Kunal Kapoor over his cruel behavior from his estranged wife, saying the woman lacked dignity and empathy in her behavior towards him.

The High Court allowed Kunal Kapoor’s appeal challenging the family court order denying him divorce and said it was settled that making reckless, defamatory, insulting and unsubstantiated accusations against a spouse in public amounted to cruelty. Legal position.

“In view of the above facts of this case, we find that the defendant (wife) behaved towards the appellant (husband) with a lack of dignity and compassion.

“When one spouse adopts such an attitude towards the other, it brings shame to the very nature of marriage and there is no reason why he should be forced to endure the misery of living together,” a bench said. Suresh ·Said Kumar Kate and Neena Bansal Krishna.

The estranged couple married in April 2008 and had a son in 2012.

In a confessional, MasterChef judge Kunal Kapoor accused his wife of never respecting his parents and humiliating him.

The woman, on the other hand, accused him of misleading the court by making false accusations and said she had always tried to communicate with her husband like a loving spouse and be loyal to him.

However, she claimed that he kept her in the dark and made up fabricated stories to get the divorce.

The court said that while discord is an inevitable part of every marriage, when that conflict manifests itself in disrespect and inconsideration toward a spouse, the marriage itself loses its sanctity.

“It is pertinent to mention here that within two years of marriage, the appellant had become a celebrity chef, which reflects his hard work and determination…

“Considering the above facts, it would be prudent to say that these are mere allegations made by the accused with the intention of discrediting the appellant in the eyes of the court and such unsubstantiated allegations can affect the reputation of a person and therefore amount to cruelty,” the bench said. explain.

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