While examining cruelty for the purposes of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, in which case did the Supreme…

Samar Ghosh v Jaya Ghosh lists illustrative, non-exhaustive instances relevant to mental cruelty after a comprehensive appraisal of matrimonial life. The examples include sustained humiliating treatment and severe mental suffering making continued cohabitation unreasonable. It expressly rejects a uniform mechanical formula. The other decisions also discuss cruelty, but Samar Ghosh is the authority for this enumerated framework.