The case pertains to a marital conflict between Prakashchandra Joshi (appellant) and Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi @ Kuntal Visanji Shah (respondent), who were married on 05.01.2004 after an eight-year courtship, subsequently ... acquiring Canadian citizenship for economic advantages. Following the appellant's health decline and job loss during a recession, the couple returned to India, where discord ensued, leading to the respondent's departure to Canada with their son, resulting in the appellant filing for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion after unsuccessful reconciliation efforts. The Family Court dismissed the divorce petition, a decision upheld by the Bombay High Court, prompting the appellant to appeal to the Supreme Court, asserting the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.