The Supreme Court of India granted a divorce to a husband after a 22-year legal battle, stating the marriage had irretrievably broken down. The court noted that the couple's refusal to accommodate each other constituted cruelty. The couple married in 2000, with the wife leaving the marital home in 2001 and the husband filing for divorce in 2003. A lower court initially granted divorce based on desertion, but the High Court overturned this, finding no intention of permanent abandonment.