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 Kerala High Court held that refusing to take mental health treatment for the sake of a peaceful marriage amounts to cruelty, supporting a husband’s claim for divorce based on mental and emotional abuse.
The Bombay High Court upheld a lower court’s order directing a woman teacher to pay alimony to her ex-husband under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act.
In a rare case, the Karnataka High Court upheld a divorce after a man submitted video proof of his wife’s affair. The court ruled that adultery was valid grounds for divorce.
The Delhi High Court ruled that making false accusations of an extra-marital affair amounts to mental cruelty and upheld the divorce granted to a husband by the family court.
A Delhi court advised a qualified woman to find a job instead of relying on her ex-husband for alimony, stating that she is capable of earning and should not place a financial burden on him.
In a case dating back to 2017, the Calcutta High Court directed a decorated husband to pay ₹2 lakh monthly as interim relief to his journalist wife, even though domestic violence charges were not proven.
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that if a marriage fails due to incompatibility and one spouse refuses mutual divorce, it can amount to mental cruelty to the other spouse.
The Gujarat High Court reviewed a divorce case where a woman claimed cruelty after her husband allegedly hid his sister’s inter-caste marriage, leading her to leave the marriage just two days after the wedding.
The Supreme Court has ruled that divorce can be granted under the Hindu Marriage Act if a spouse fails to follow a court order to resume marital relations for over a year.
