As per case facts, the appellant-husband filed for divorce alleging cruelty and desertion, citing his wife's uncordial behavior, pressure to live separately, refusal of marital duties, frequent departures, and filing ... complaints. Though a compromise was previously reached, she still refused to live with him. The Family Court dismissed his petition, finding he failed to prove cruelty or desertion and that he himself left her company. The High Court needed to address whether a long separation of over 13 years, rendering the marital bond unworkable and ruptured beyond repair, amounts to mental cruelty. Finally, the High Court found the marriage unworkable and beyond repair due to the prolonged separation and lack of cohabitation since 2011, concluding that forcing reunion would constitute mental cruelty. The appeal was allowed, and the marriage dissolved.