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Nation / Thu, 03 Sep 2026 Bar and Bench

Wife cannot be expected to follow husband like pug in Vodafone ad: Madras High Court

Likewise, a husband cannot always take along a wife with him when he has to shift for employment, the Court said. A Division Bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and MD Sumathi made the remark while rejecting a family court view that husband had breached marital obligations by moving to another city for work without taking his wife along. Suppose the husband is a soldier, it is not possible to set up a marital home in the army barracks. She cannot be expected to conduct herself like the pug in the unforgettable vodafone ad," the Court said. It made the observations while setting aside a Sivagangai family court order that had dismissed the husband’s divorce petition.

Likewise, a husband cannot always take along a wife with him when he has to shift for employment, the Court said.

A Division Bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and MD Sumathi made the remark while rejecting a family court view that husband had breached marital obligations by moving to another city for work without taking his wife along.

"It may not always be feasible to take the wife along. Suppose the husband is a soldier, it is not possible to set up a marital home in the army barracks. The wife could be gainfully employed. She cannot be expected to conduct herself like the pug in the unforgettable vodafone ad," the Court said.

It made the observations while setting aside a Sivagangai family court order that had dismissed the husband’s divorce petition.

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