The High Court in its judgement has stated that the appellant has not been subjected to any mental cruelty, which would enable him to get a decree of divorce, as per the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA). The allegations with respect to the character of the Appellant and the extra-marital affair with a maid were taken very seriously by the Family Court, but the High Court did not consider the false allegations made or gave any importance to it