![Denial of sex 'cruelty' but not 'exceptional hardship' for dissolution of marriage before 1 year cooling-off period: Delhi High Court](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2021-09%2F31f27948-f64f-4d33-beed-75c698c4ff5a%2FIrretrievable_Breakdown__2_.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
The Delhi High Court has held that denial of conjugal relationship does not amount to “exceptional hardship” or “exceptional depravity” and, therefore, cannot be a ground for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent before the mandated cooling-off period of one year.