Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Thursday called for crushing the practice of labelling a woman as divorcee and directed issuance of instructions that if a petition is found to have the case-title with such a word or expression against the name of that woman, the plea should not be diarized, entertained or registered.
Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul hearing a related petition recorded "it is very painful to see how a woman, even as on today, is being treated" and imposed Rs 20,000 as cost on the review petitioner man who had divorced his wife and used 'divorcee' in his petition.
Justice Koul ordered "if a woman is being labelled and shown as divorcee, as if it is her surname/caste, then a man, who divorces his wife, s...