For young generation, wife is ‘Worry Invited For Ever’: Kerala HC

In a significant observation, the Kerala High Court expressed concern that the younger generation is considering marriage as an “evil” and was avoiding it to “enjoy free life”, according to a report by Live Law.

Lamenting over the rising disinterest in marriages among youngsters, the court noted that the current mindset regarding marriages has also led to a rise in live-in relationships. A division bench of Justice A Muhammed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas noted that the ‘use and throw’ culture has affected matrimonial relationships and the younger generation sees marriage as evil, Livelaw reported.

“They would expand the word ‘WIFE’ as ‘Worry Invited For Ever’ substituting the old concept of ‘Wise Investment For Ever’. The consumer culture of ‘use and throw’ seems to have influenced our matrimonial relationships also. Live-in relationships are on the rise, just to say goodbye when they fell apart,” it said.

“Kerala, known as God’s own country, was once famous for its well-knit family bondage. But the present trend it seems to break the nuptial tie on flimsy or selfish reasons, or for extra-marital relationships, even unmindful of their children. The wails and screams coming out of disturbed and destroyed families are liable to shake the conscience of society as a whole. When warring couples, deserted children and desperate divorcees occupy the majority of our population, no doubt it will adversely affect the tranquility of our social life and our society will have stunted growth,” the bench observed.

The case pertains to a divorce sought by a husband on the ground of matrimonial cruelty, according to a Hindustan Times report. The couple, married as per Christian rites, was living in Saudi Arabia. The man alleged that his wife developed some behaviour issues and suspects him of illicit relationships with other women. They have three daughters.

The husband had filed an OP (Divorce) before the Family Court at Alappuzha on the ground of matrimonial cruelty. The petitioner, represented by Advocates Mathew Kuriakose, J. Krishnakumar, and Moni George stated that the wife picked up quarrels on trivial matters alleging the husband had illicit relationships with other women, reported the Live Law. The wife contested that she was never violent and never assaulted her husband.

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