New Delhi: The rising cost of living has begun to cause marital disharmony in the Capital, the Delhi High Court observed on Thursday while hearing a case of matrimonial dispute.

“The city of Delhi is a costly place to live in. Family budgeting, especially when a child is born, is becoming a exceptional task even for the financially well-off and even they come under financial stress and the same burdens cause stress on the matrimonial bond,” the bench observed.

The remarks came as the court granted divorce to a man seeking dissolution of his marriage on the ground that his wife had filed several false complaints against him and his family members. Rejecting the womans plea challenging the trial courts order that ruled in favour of her husband, a bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and V. Kameswar Rao concurred with the findings of the family court.

On December 14 last year, the family court had allowed the mans petition seeking dissolution of the marriage. Dismissing the wifes contention that her husband had harassed her for dowry, the court said it had sufficient proof that the marriage did not involve any dowry.