A man from Surat failed to follow a Rs 12,000 monthly maintenance order for his wife and two children. The Gujarat High Court has now ordered him to pay Rs 2 lakh per month, with arrears rising to Rs 1.32 crore since 2017.
The Bombay High Court has confirmed that under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a husband can also claim alimony if he is financially dependent and affected by a court order like divorce or separation.
The Supreme Court ordered a husband to pay ₹5 crore to his wife as permanent alimony and ₹1 crore to his adult son after finding that their marriage had irretrievably broken down.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that ₹2,500 a month is not enough for a middle-class woman to survive and enhanced the maintenance amount for Shilpi Sharma, criticizing the husband’s attempts to hide his true income.
An Indore family court directed a woman to pay ₹5,000 monthly maintenance to her unemployed husband. The ruling highlights that both men and women have the right to claim financial support under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband’s financial instability, leading to anxiety and distress for his wife, can be considered mental cruelty, granting divorce on these grounds.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a second marriage while the first is still valid is not just bigamy but also rape if obtained under false pretenses. The court dismissed a petition to quash the FIR against the accused.
The Delhi High Court criticized the police for falsely accusing a father and grandmother in a 2-year-old’s death. The court found no evidence against them and warned against careless legal appeals.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that alimony is meant to provide financial stability to a dependent spouse, not to penalize the other spouse. The court upheld a maintenance order, emphasizing the husband’s financial responsibility.
A Mumbai court refused to grant maintenance to a woman earning more than her husband. However, it ordered the husband to pay child support despite his denial of paternity.
