‘Man’s attitude towards disabled wife real disability’: Madras High Court denies divorce

6 min readNew DelhiJul 31, 2026 10:35 AM IST Physical disability or the consequences of an accidental injury do not render a person incapable of leading a happy and fulfilling marriage, said the court. (Image generated using AI)The Madras High Court has refused to dissolve a marriage on the plea of the husband claiming the wife had hidden her physical disability existing before their marriage. The court said that “true disability in the case was the husband’s inability to acknowledge the positive side of his wife” and that discrimination based on disability violates the constitutional values of equality, dignity and non-discrimination. Justices N Anand Venkatesh and K K Ramakrishnan were hearing a man’s appeal against a family court order refusing divorce, alleging that his wife concealed