A married Hindu woman's refusal to wear 'shaka' (conch shell bangle) and 'sindoor' (vermillion) signified her refusal to accept the marriage, said Gauhati High Court, granting divorce to a man.
Hearing a matrimonial appeal filed by the husband on 19 June, a Bench comprising Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Soumitra Saikia, set aside the family court order, which rejected the man's plea for divorce stating that no cruelty was found on the part of the wife.