Top court orders man to live separately from parents to limit interference, rebuild marriage

Root cause of disputes... seems to be interference of the parents of husband... The husband, wife and their daughter shall start residing separately...

- Utkarsh Anand

The Supreme Court has ordered a man to live separately from his parents and with his wife and daughter, observing that excessive influence and interference from his parents appeared to be the root cause of marital conflict. The court said that the arrangement was necessary to help the couple rebuild their relationship.

A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan, in an order passed last week, noted that “the husband is in complete control of his parents and is unable to take any independent decision,” which had resulted in the wife feeling ignored along with their nine-year-old daughter.

“Prima facie, the root cause of disputes in the matrimonial life of the couple seems to be the interference of the parents of the husband,” held the bench after interacting with all family members.