More and more Indian couples are reportedly seeking divorces for silly reasons, Indian courts suggest.

For example, Rajni Sinha’s husband said he wanted to end their three-year-old relationship because she did not dress well!

The divorce petition filed by husband Sanjay Sinha said, "Despite my several requests, my wife does not wear modern lifestyle clothes. I just can’t bear the comments from my friends that my wife is not stylish."

Rajni told IANS: "I was shocked when I received the notice from the court. It was unbelievable. We had a small fight a few days ago and after that I came to my maternal home. But it was a small quarrel and could have been solved easily." She said the accusation is baseless because she has the right to wear the kind of clothes she wants.

"It’s my fundamental right to wear clothes, be it traditional or modern. Nobody has the right to force his/her wish on me. If he wants to divorce me on this ground then I think he doesn’t deserve my love, dedication and sincerity," Rajni said.

The matter was heard early last month at the matrimonial court in Tis Hazari. The court found the accusation trivial and suggested the couple give things a second try.

Rajni’s case is not an exception.

"Marriages e nd in divorce because people rarely discuss their expectations in detail prior to tying the knot and are less willing to work on their marriages afterwards," a judicial officer said. "They look for quick solutions rather than resolving issues. People have divorced their spouses for trivial reasons like snoring!"

Matrimonial lawyer Kamal Singh Pundhir said that "earlier, the common reason for divorce was mental or physical torture but now it has more to do with incompatibility, adjustment problems, temperamental differences and intolerance."

Other reasons cited for divorce included refusing to stay with in-laws, not experimenting when lovemaking and unwillingness to do chores.