Calling husband ‘Hijda’ an act of mental cruelty, makes grounds for divorce: Punjab and Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that calling a husband a ‘Hijda’ (transgender) constitutes mental cruelty, justifying divorce. Despite the wife’s denial of cruelty and claims of mistreatment, the court concluded that the marriage, strained for six years, is irreparable and unworkable.