The Jharkhand High Court ruled that permanent alimony must balance the wife's financial security with the husband's paying capacity, holding that no fixed mathematical formula can determine its quantum.
Read Full ArticleDelhi HC upholds divorce on cruelty grounds, denies alimony to IRTS officer wife, ruling that alimony is for need-based justice, not enrichment.
SC enhances alimony to ₹50 lakh for M Tech wife, stressing balance between doctor husband’s capacity to pay and wife’s needs.
Supreme Court raises permanent alimony to ₹50,000/month, ensuring fair financial support and stability for divorced wife.
SC 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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