The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised a Bombay high court order that used phrases like “illegitimate wife” and “faithful mistress” to describe a woman, saying the remarks were “misogynistic”. The bench also called the remarks a violation of the woman’s fundamental rights. A view of Supreme Court of India. (Hindustan Times) Taking note of the “objectionable language” used by the Bombay high court, a bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih observed that the use of such words was against the ethos and ideals of the Constitution. “Unfortunately, the Bombay high court went to the extent of using the words ‘illegitimate wife’. Shockingly, in paragraph 24, the high court described such a wife as a ‘faithful mistress’,” it added. Also read: Need to demarcate rape from consensual relationship gone sour: Delhi high court The Supreme Court said calling the woman, who was in a marriage that was declared void, “illegitimate wife” was “very inappropriate” and affected her dignity. The apex court said the high court hadn’t used such adjectives for …