Supreme Court raises permanent alimony to ₹50,000/month, ensuring fair financial support and stability for divorced wife.
Read Full ArticleSC slams Bombay HC for terms like ‘illegitimate wife’ & ‘faithful mistress’, calls them misogynistic, violating women’s dignity under Article 21. The SC also settled a critical legal question, ruling that a spouse whose marriage has been declared void under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955, is entitled to seek permanent alimony and interim maintenance from the other spouse. Sr. Adv. Mahalakshmi Pavani appeared for the woman.
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