SREENATH THULASIDAS Vs. SETHULASKSHMI HARINARAYANAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Devan Ramachandran (J) William Congreve, in the Mourning Bride (1697), said famously that 'heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned' ; and we are now reminded of this because, we see its exemplification in many cases involving matrimonial disputes and custody of children. Spouses fight each other with every weapon in their arsenal, when love turns to hatred; and travel great distances for what they perceive to be in validation of a combination of ego, frustration and despair.

(2.) The facts involved in these cases are no different, where the petitioner - former husband of the respondent, seeks criminal action against the latter on the imputation that she has violated certain earlier orders.

(3.) We are considering these four Original Petitions together, since they involve the same parties, impel analogous circumstances and arise out of a judgment which has been delivered by the learned Family Court, North Paravur, disposing of different interim applications.