Supreme Court says alimony must befit status of both parties, spouse's capacity
7 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court says alimony must befit status of both parties, spouse's capacity

Firstpost  

The amount of alimony awarded to a woman must be befitting the status of parties and capacity of the spouse to pay maintenance, the Supreme Court has said. New Delhi: The amount of alimony awarded to a woman must be befitting the status of parties and capacity of the spouse to pay maintenance, the Supreme Court has said. The court’s observation came while reducing the maintenance amount, to be paid by a man to his divorced wife, from Rs 23,000 to Rs 20,000 per month considering that he had got married to another woman, after his first marriage was dissolved, and has a child from her. “However, since the appellant has also got married second time and has a child from the second marriage, in the interest of justice, we think it proper to reduce the amount of maintenance of Rs 23,000 to Rs 20,000 per month as maintenance to the respondent-wife and son,” the court said.

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Quitting job to deny wife alimony is not appreciated in civilised society: Orissa HC
1 week, 1 day ago

Quitting job to deny wife alimony is not appreciated in civilised society: Orissa HC

Hindustan Times  

A well-qualified husband who quits his job to remain idle and unemployed to deprive his wife of maintenance “cannot be appreciated in a civilised society”, the Orissa high court has said while deciding a maintenance dispute. Quitting job to deny wife alimony is not appreciated in civilised society: Orissa HC A single judge bench made the remark while rejecting a …

Section 25(2) Hindu Marriage Act | Court Can Grant Maintenance To Wife Exceeding The Amount Claimed By Her: Orissa High Court
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Section 25(2) Hindu Marriage Act | Court Can Grant Maintenance To Wife Exceeding The Amount Claimed By Her: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has ruled that a competent Court, considering facts and circumstances of the case as well as to provide just and fair means, can grant maintenance to wife exceeding the amount which she claimed in her application under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Clarifying the disputed question concerning jurisdiction of Courts to grant enhanced maintenance, the Division …

BREAKING | Permanent Alimony & Interim Maintenance Can Be Granted Even When Marriage Is Void Under Hindu Marriage Act : Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

BREAKING | Permanent Alimony & Interim Maintenance Can Be Granted Even When Marriage Is Void Under Hindu Marriage Act : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Answering a reference, the Supreme Court today ruled that permanent alimony and interim maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be granted even when the marriage has been declared void. "A spouse whose marriage has been declared void under Section 11 of the 1955 Act is entitled to seek permanent alimony or maintenance from the other spouse by invoking …

Women entitled to maintenance from second husband even if previous marriage legally subsisting: Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Women entitled to maintenance from second husband even if previous marriage legally subsisting: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has held that a woman would be entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure from her second husband even if her previous marriage was legally subsisting. Directing the second husband to pay maintenance to his estranged wife, the top court said, "In the opinion of this court, when the …

Alimony Must Be Commensurate With Status Of Spouses, Wife's Meagre Financial Requirements No Grounds To Restrict Amount: Calcutta High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Alimony Must Be Commensurate With Status Of Spouses, Wife's Meagre Financial Requirements No Grounds To Restrict Amount: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that the alimony sought for and granted to a spouse must be commensurate with the actual status and necessities of the spouses and merely because the wife had meagre financial means would not be a justification to restrict the amount granted.A division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar held:In the present case, …

Alimony can’t be a condition for bail in marital disputes: SC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Alimony can’t be a condition for bail in marital disputes: SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot impose the payment of alimony as a condition for granting bail in matrimonial disputes, in a significant ruling reinforcing the legal framework of bail jurisprudence. Emphasising that such a stipulation lies outside the scope of bail conditions, the apex court asserted that the conditions of bail must be relevant to …

‘Marriage is not a commercial venture’: SC rebuke for woman seeking permanent alimony after short-lived nuptials
3 months ago

‘Marriage is not a commercial venture’: SC rebuke for woman seeking permanent alimony after short-lived nuptials

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India censured a woman this week over calls for ‘permanent alimony’ following a short-lived marriage. He has now been ordered to shell out another ₹12 crore as permanent alimony to his second wife as a full and final settlement for all her claims within a month. The woman however insisted that she should be granted a …

Wife's Financial Independence No Bar To Grant Alimony If It's Necessary To Secure Dignity & Social Standing Post-Divorce: Supreme Court
3 months ago

Wife's Financial Independence No Bar To Grant Alimony If It's Necessary To Secure Dignity & Social Standing Post-Divorce: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that maintenance can be granted despite the financial independence of a party if it is necessary to secure dignity, social standing, and financial stability post- divorce, especially in cases where the marriage has subsisted for a long period. However, considering the dynamics of their separation and the financial burdens the appellant may have borne during the …

Strict laws for women's welfare, not to threaten, extort husbands: Supreme Court
Trending News
3 months ago

Strict laws for women's welfare, not to threaten, extort husbands: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that laws enacted for the welfare of women should not be misused as instruments of harassment, intimidation, or extortion against their husbands. The Supreme Court's observations came amid the massive outrage of a techie, Atul Subhas, who alleged that his estranged wife and her family demanded Rs 2 lakh in monthly maintenance, later increasing …

Can’t seek alimony as means to equalise wealth: Supreme Court
3 months ago

Can’t seek alimony as means to equalise wealth: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

A Hindu marriage is a sacrament and not a commercial venture, the Supreme Court held on Thursday, highlighting concerns over the misuse of penal laws in matrimonial disputes and clarifying that alimony cannot be sought as a means to equalise wealth between spouses, even if the husband has achieved financial success post-separation. “A Hindu marriage is a sacrament and is …

Supreme Court says woman can’t demand alimony to match ex-husband’s current wealth,
3 months ago

Supreme Court says woman can’t demand alimony to match ex-husband’s current wealth,

Op India  

Amid the rising debate over astronomical alimony demands in divorce cases and misuse of domestic violence laws, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that a divorced wife can’t demand permanent alimony just to maintain equal wealth status with the ex-husband. The petitioner woman, the man’s second wife, demanded that her alimony should match her ex-husband’s current wealth as well as …

Ex-Husband Can't Be Expected To Maintain Ex-Wife As Per His Present Status All Life; Alimony Not To Equalise Wealth : Supreme Court
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3 months ago

Ex-Husband Can't Be Expected To Maintain Ex-Wife As Per His Present Status All Life; Alimony Not To Equalise Wealth : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that a divorced wife cannot seek permanent alimony just to attain equal wealth status with the ex-husband. The Court expressed reservtions with tendency in matrimonial proceedings to seek maintenance or alimony as an "equilisation of wealth with the other party." While the wife is entitled to be maintained, as far as possible, to the same …

Ex-Husband Can't Be Expected To Maintain Ex-Wife As Per His Present Status All Life; Alimony Not To Equalise Wealth : Supreme Court
Trending News
3 months ago

Ex-Husband Can't Be Expected To Maintain Ex-Wife As Per His Present Status All Life; Alimony Not To Equalise Wealth : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that a divorced wife cannot seek permanent alimony just to attain equal wealth status with the ex-husband. The Court expressed reservtions with tendency in matrimonial proceedings to seek maintenance or alimony as an "equilisation of wealth with the other party." While the wife is entitled to be maintained, as far as possible, to the same …

Permanent Alimony Shouldn't Penalize Husband But Should Ensure Decent Living For Wife : Supreme Court Lists Out Factors
3 months, 1 week ago

Permanent Alimony Shouldn't Penalize Husband But Should Ensure Decent Living For Wife : Supreme Court Lists Out Factors

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed a husband to grant permanent alimony of Rs. 5 Crores, the Court referred to the cases of Rajnesh v. Neha and Kiran Jyot Maini v. Anish Pramod Patel to look upon the factors that need to be considered while deciding the permanent alimony amount. The Court noted that the permanent alimony amount should be …

Supreme Court orders man to pay wife Rs 5 crore lump sum settlement for divorce
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court orders man to pay wife Rs 5 crore lump sum settlement for divorce

India Today  

The Supreme Court has directed a man to pay Rs 5 crore as a lump sum settlement to his wife as permanent alimony after granting the dissolution of their marriage. The verdict was delivered by a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna V. Varale, who emphasised the need for the husband to fulfil his parental obligations towards the …

Can Alimony Be Granted When Marriage Is Declared Void Under Hindu Marriage Act? Supreme Court To Consider
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Alimony Be Granted When Marriage Is Declared Void Under Hindu Marriage Act? Supreme Court To Consider

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set due to consider the issue whether alimony can be granted where the marriage has been declared void. The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale noted that there have been conflicting views by the decisions of various division benches in interpreting the applicability of Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 …

'Permanent Alimony Is Awarded To Ensure Decent Living Standard For Wife' : Supreme Court Reiterates Factors To Be Considered
8 months ago

'Permanent Alimony Is Awarded To Ensure Decent Living Standard For Wife' : Supreme Court Reiterates Factors To Be Considered

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while ordering the dissolution of marriage, observed that the award of maintenance or permanent alimony should not be penal. With respect to the husband's financial capacity, the Court said that his actual income, reasonable expenses for his own maintenance, and any dependents he is legally obligated to support should be examined. Respondent-husband has certain obligations towards three …

Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husband, rules Supreme Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husband, rules Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, adding that the Muslim Women Act, 1986, will not prevail over the secular law. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih pronounced the judgments upholding a Muslim woman's right …

Family court in Indore orders wife to give maintenance to jobless husband
1 year ago

Family court in Indore orders wife to give maintenance to jobless husband

Op India  

On Thursday, a family court in Indore ordered a wife to give Rs 5000 per month as maintenance to her jobless husband while giving a verdict on their plea to get separated. Section 24 says, “Where in any proceeding under this Act it appears to the court that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has …

Wife shouldn't be a constant reminder of one’s financial limitations: Delhi HC
1 year, 1 month ago

Wife shouldn't be a constant reminder of one’s financial limitations: Delhi HC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, while upholding a couple's divorce on the grounds of cruelty by the wife, has observed that a wife should not be a constant reminder of one’s financial limitations and one must tread carefully between the needs, wants, and desires. "A wife should not be a constant reminder of one’s financial limitations. Pressurizing spouse to …

Delhi HC rejects wife’s plea seeking enhanced alimony after separation
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi HC rejects wife’s plea seeking enhanced alimony after separation

Hindustan Times  

Couples who tend to show affluence before marriage pretend to be paupers after separation, the Delhi high court said while rejecting a plea by the wife seeking enhanced alimony from her husband after they parted ways in 2020 within 10 months of marriage. The wife had approached the Delhi high court seeking an enhancement of monthly maintenance to Rs.2 lakh …

Earning Spouse Has A Duty To Protect Life, Liberty & Dignity Of Other As Long As Marriage Survives: Allahabad High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Earning Spouse Has A Duty To Protect Life, Liberty & Dignity Of Other As Long As Marriage Survives: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that so long as a marriage survives, it remains the duty of the earning spouse to protect the life, liberty and dignity of the other. The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV observed thus while hearing an appeal filed by one Santosh Kumar challenging an order passed by the Family …

Highly Qualified And Earning Wife Not Disclosing Her True Income Won't Be Entitled To Maintenance From Husband: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Highly Qualified And Earning Wife Not Disclosing Her True Income Won't Be Entitled To Maintenance From Husband: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that a wife cannot be entitled to maintenance by the husband when she is highly qualified and has been earning even after her marriage, though she does not truthfully disclose her true income. While upholding a family court order dismissing a wife’s application for maintenance under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a …

'Wife' Entitled To Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Even If Marriage Was Not Legal: Madras High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

'Wife' Entitled To Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Even If Marriage Was Not Legal: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently held that even if a marriage was not legal due to the existence of a first marriage, the second wife and the children born out of the second marriage will be entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Justice K Murali Shankar of the Madurai bench was dealing with a …

[S.24 HMA] Affidavit Disclosing Assets & Liabilities Not Filed By Parties: Calcutta HC Orders District Court To Decide Alimony Claim Afresh
2 years, 1 month ago

[S.24 HMA] Affidavit Disclosing Assets & Liabilities Not Filed By Parties: Calcutta HC Orders District Court To Decide Alimony Claim Afresh

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri on Wednesday directed the District Judge, Cooch Behar to re-decide the application for alimony filed by a wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, in compliance with the proposition laid down by the Supreme Court in Rajnesh v. Neha. The judgement of Supreme Court in Rajnesh v. Neha mandates that the Affidavit …

Wife Can File For Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC Even After Receiving Alimony If Unable To Maintain Herself Or Children: P&H HC
2 years, 2 months ago

Wife Can File For Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC Even After Receiving Alimony If Unable To Maintain Herself Or Children: P&H HC

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a wife can file a plea for maintenance under Section 125 of the CrPC, notwithstanding the fact that she already received a lump sum payment by way of alimony from her husband. By way of a written compromise made in 1993, the husband deposited Rs.3 lac in favour of his wife …

Decree Of Permanent Alimony & Maintenance Can't Be Executed In Absence Of Husband's Assets: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Decree Of Permanent Alimony & Maintenance Can't Be Executed In Absence Of Husband's Assets: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld lower court's decision dismissing the execution petition of decree holder-wife as unsatisfied, due to the fact that she could not bring on record the properties or assets owned by the judgement-debtor/husband. The bench comprising Justice Alka Sarin further added that even before this Court, the counsel for the decree-holder/wife has not been …

Bombay HC Upholds Lower Court Order Directing Teacher to Pay Alimony to Former Husband
2 years, 11 months ago

Bombay HC Upholds Lower Court Order Directing Teacher to Pay Alimony to Former Husband

News 18  

The Bombay High Court has upheld orders passed by a local court in Nanded in Maharashtra directing a woman teacher to pay alimony to her "indigent" former husband. In an order passed on February 26 this year, Justice Bharati Dangre of the Aurangabad bench of the high court upheld the orders passed by the local court in 2017 and 2019. …

Either Of The Spouse Can Claim Alimony Under Sec 25 HMA : Bombay High Court Directs Wife To Pay Maintenance To Husband
2 years, 11 months ago

Either Of The Spouse Can Claim Alimony Under Sec 25 HMA : Bombay High Court Directs Wife To Pay Maintenance To Husband

Live Law  

In a rare instance the Bombay High Court upheld two orders of the civil court in Nanded, directing a wife, working as a teacher, to pay Rs 3,000 maintenance to her husband by directing the school principal to deduct Rs. "The scope of Section 25 of the Act of 1955 cannot be constricted by not making it applicable to a …

Telangana High Court orders defiant husband to pay permanent alimony in 10 days
4 years, 1 month ago

Telangana High Court orders defiant husband to pay permanent alimony in 10 days

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Taking a serious view of a man for disobeying a court decree to pay permanent alimony to his former wife and two children, the Telangana High Court made it clear that it can order auction of his properties and pay her. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy was dealing with an appeal …

When A Man Marries A Woman Knowing Fully That She Was Not Legally Divorced From Her Earlier Marriage Can't Plead Invalidity Of Marriage In 125 Proceedings: Chhattisgarh HC
4 years, 1 month ago

When A Man Marries A Woman Knowing Fully That She Was Not Legally Divorced From Her Earlier Marriage Can't Plead Invalidity Of Marriage In 125 Proceedings: Chhattisgarh HC

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a man, who marries a woman knowing fully well that her earlier marriage has not ended in a valid divorce, is estopped from raising plea of invalidity of marriage in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 of CrPC. The observation was made by a Single Bench of Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant while presiding …

No alimony when man not of marriageable age
4 years, 1 month ago

No alimony when man not of marriageable age

Hindustan Times  

He could not legally marry because he was only 20. The lawyer added that the high court also erred in treating this as a “domestic” relationship while the couple fled the village, was hiding at different places in Jamshedpur, and lived together only for a week. “Staying together for just a week cannot be a period good enough to consider …

Maintenance Awarded Must Be Reasonable & Realistic; Objective Of Alimony Is Not To Punish The Other Spouse: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
4 years, 4 months ago

Maintenance Awarded Must Be Reasonable & Realistic; Objective Of Alimony Is Not To Punish The Other Spouse: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that the objective of granting interim / permanent alimony/maintenance is to ensure that the dependant spouse is not reduced to destitution or vagrancy on account of the failure of the marriage, and not as a punishment to the other spouse.The maintenance amount awarded must be reasonable and realistic, and avoid either of the two extremes …

Inherent Powers Under Article 142 Can Be Invoked To Dissolve Marriage Which Has Broken Down Irretrievably: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 5 months ago

Inherent Powers Under Article 142 Can Be Invoked To Dissolve Marriage Which Has Broken Down Irretrievably: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that it can exercise its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India for dissolution of a marriage where it finds that the marriage is totally unworkable, emotionally dead, beyond salvage and has broken down irretrievably, even if the facts of the case do not provide a ground in law on which the divorce …

SC Sets Aside ‘Unreasoned’ Family Court Order That Asked Husband To Pay Rs.15 Lakh Permanent Alimony To Wife [Read Judgment]
6 years, 11 months ago

SC Sets Aside ‘Unreasoned’ Family Court Order That Asked Husband To Pay Rs.15 Lakh Permanent Alimony To Wife [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Orders of the high court and family court deprived him to know the reasons for fixing the permanent alimony amount of Rs.15,00,000 payable to his wife, the bench said.The Supreme Court today set aside an ‘unreasoned’ family court order that directed a husband to pay Rs. Orders of the high court and family court deprived him to know the reasons …

Wife Paying Maintenance To An Able Bodied Husband Would Promote “Idleness”: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 10 months ago

Wife Paying Maintenance To An Able Bodied Husband Would Promote “Idleness”: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala recently quashed a husband’s claim for maintenance, observing that maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act is to be paid to the husband only when he is able to prove any incapability or handicap.The Bench comprising Justice A.M. Shaffique and Justice K. Ramakrishnan further observed that in the absence of such circumstances, endowing …

Wife Paying Maintenance To An Able Bodied Husband Would Promote “Idleness”: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 10 months ago

Wife Paying Maintenance To An Able Bodied Husband Would Promote “Idleness”: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala recently quashed a husband’s claim for maintenance, observing that maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act is to be paid to the husband only when he is able to prove any incapability or handicap.The Bench comprising Justice A.M. Shaffique and Justice K. Ramakrishnan further observed that in the absence of such circumstances, endowing …

25% Of Husband's Net Salary Just & Proper To Be Awarded As Maintenance To Wife: SC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 11 months ago

25% Of Husband's Net Salary Just & Proper To Be Awarded As Maintenance To Wife: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, in Kalyan Dey Chowdhury vs Rita Dey Chowdhury, has upheld a Calcutta High Court observation, which by relying on a judgment of the apex court, had held that 25 per cent of the husband's net salary would be just and proper to be awarded as maintenance to the wife.The high court, in the instant case, observing that …

Husband Can't Deny Maintenance to Wife, Kids Merely Because Wife Earns More
8 years, 2 months ago

Husband Can't Deny Maintenance to Wife, Kids Merely Because Wife Earns More

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition against the decision of the district court, Pathankot, which granted the wife right to maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 even when she was earning more than her husband.The lower court had ordered the husband to pay Rs. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition against …

Nothing wrong if alimony is for maintaining lifestyle: Bombay HC
8 years, 7 months ago

Nothing wrong if alimony is for maintaining lifestyle: Bombay HC

Hindustan Times  

There is nothing wrong in a woman expecting to maintain the same lifestyle in the society in which she lived with her estranged husband, the Bombay high court said, and in a partial relief to a man from a royal family, ordered him to deposit 75% of the ₹11-crore permanent alimony. A division bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice …

Delhi court asks woman seeking alimony to find a job, stop being a financial burden to husband
8 years, 11 months ago

Delhi court asks woman seeking alimony to find a job, stop being a financial burden to husband

Firstpost  

A woman has been advised by a Delhi court to make sincere endeavour to find a job, saying she is well-qualified and cannot be allowed to sit idle at home to put financial burden on her estranged husband. New Delhi: A woman has been advised by a Delhi court to make sincere endeavour to find a job, saying she is …

While granting divorce in favour of Husband, Permanent alimony can be granted to a wife who did not join him in spite of direction of restitution of conjugal rights: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]
9 years, 2 months ago

While granting divorce in favour of Husband, Permanent alimony can be granted to a wife who did not join him in spite of direction of restitution of conjugal rights: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

We are not inclined to accept the contention raised by the learned counsel for the respondent husband that if a wife does not join the company of her husband in spite of the direction of restitution of conjugal rights, at the time of passing decree of divorce in favour of the husband, no permanent alimony can be granted to the …

Till Divorce and Alimony Do Us Part
10 years ago

Till Divorce and Alimony Do Us Part

The Quint  

A Family Court in Mumbai has observed that women who are qualified yet idle, are not entitled to claiming maintenance from their husbands. While dismissing a qualified dietician’s plea for maintenance from her businessman husband, the court observed that “The wife who is well qualified and claiming maintenance by sitting idle is not entitled to get maintenance. One, qualified as …

Estranged wife, child are entitled to decent living: Court
10 years, 3 months ago

Estranged wife, child are entitled to decent living: Court

India TV News  

New Delhi: A Delhi court has asked a man to pay Rs 8,000 as maintenance to his estranged wife and their two-year-old child, saying they are entitled to a decent living and the ordinary comforts of life. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma asked the man, a Delhi resident, to pay Rs 4,000 per month each to the woman and their …

Bombay High Court upholds financially independent wife cannot claim maintenance
11 years ago

Bombay High Court upholds financially independent wife cannot claim maintenance

Live Law  

The High Court of Bombay denied rendering relief to a 61-year-old woman who sought monthly maintenance, giving the cause of financial independence of the woman. The court observed that a wife who is financially pivot on herself cannot claim maintenance from her estranged husband.The bench said that, "In the present case, it is seen that the wife is getting more …

Maintain wife, child even if unemployed: HC
11 years, 9 months ago

Maintain wife, child even if unemployed: HC

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Refusing to grant relief to an unemployed man, the Bombay High Court has ruled that a husband has to work and earn in order to maintain his wife and child and cannot escape from it on the ground that he does not have a job. “The excuses given on behalf of the respondent that he is not able to …

Woman Leaving Hubby On Her Own Not Entitled To Alimony : Court
13 years, 4 months ago

Woman Leaving Hubby On Her Own Not Entitled To Alimony : Court

India TV News  

New Delhi, Nov 2: A woman cannot claim maintenance from her husband if she leaves him out of her own “sweet will”, a Delhi court has held denying alimony to an estranged wife. The court said living separately from the husband was not sufficient for the wife to claim maintenance as she must prove that her husband had refused to …

New use of alimony; cheating the taxman
17 years, 3 months ago

New use of alimony; cheating the taxman

Hindustan Times  

A flat worth Rs 75 lakh and Rs 25 lakh in cash is what Mandira Suri received as alimony this April. HT Image With huge amounts of tax-free money involved, said a lawyer on condition of anonymity, "Many women are misusing these provisions, all because of Sections 498A and 406." "Men get slapped with charges of neglecting guardianship and domestic …

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