What did SC tell a 'qualified IT professional' who wanted crores in alimony after just 1.5 years of marriage?The Supreme Court addressed a high-profile alimony case. A woman demanded Rupees 12 crore, a BMW, and a Mumbai flat after an 18-month marri...
27 Jul, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
Mental cruelty: Know how a husband won a divorce battle in High Court as wife mocked his physical infirmity; Permanent alimony amount to be decidedIn 2025, the Odisha High Court validated a divorce decree, affirming that a wife's demeaning remarks about her husband's physical disabilit...
29 Jun, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Divorced but not re-married wife to get husband’s property and Rs 50,000 per month permanent alimony with 5% increase every 2 years, rules Supreme CourtIn a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has ordered a husband to provide his divorced wife with Rs 50,000 per month as permanent...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
Permanent alimony of Rs 500 crore sought by wife from US based husband; SC grants Rs 12 crore and warns against misuse of 498ASupreme Court: The Apex court recently passed an judgement regarding an alimony case where the husband was ordered to pay Rs 12 crore as pe...
23 Dec, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Coimbatore man pays Rs 80,000 alimony in Rs 1 and Rs 2 coins at courtA 37-year-old Coimbatore man attempted to pay Rs 80,000 of his court-ordered alimony using bundles of Rs 1 and Rs 2 coins. The court reject...
20 Dec, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
Wife cannot seek alimony to equalise husband's current wealth: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court rejected a wife's claim for alimony based on her husband's wealth. The court criticized the misuse of criminal charges in...
20 Dec, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
Atul Subhash suicide: After asking man to pay Rs 5 crore in an old divorce case, SC lists 8 factors to decide alimonyAtul Subhash suicide case: The Honourable Supreme Court has passed its judgement in a similar case where a husband filed divorce case on th...
13 Dec, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Bengaluru techie's suicide case spurs Supreme Court to outline alimony guidelines; Here's what it saidThe Supreme Court has introduced an eight-point framework for calculating alimony in divorce cases, addressing fairness and equity while sa...
12 Dec, 2024, 08.23 AM IST
Know your rights: How men can protect their finances while going through a divorceAtul Subhash case: Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's death by suicide has come as a shocker to many as he was involved in a prolonged divorce...
11 Dec, 2024, 01.05 PM IST
Skipping a marriage ceremony can nullify it, impact woman's legal rightsValid Hindu Marriage as per laws: The Supreme Court in a recent order said that a Hindu marriage is considered valid if it meets the criter...
30 May, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Separation settlement: Raymond's Gautam Singhania and wife Nawaz Modi seek legal advice on alimony rightsWhile Singhania is a Hindu, Nawaz is a Parsi. Thus, their marriage was solemnised under provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Vijay...
27 Nov, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
Govt refrains to comment on SC notice regarding Uniform Civil CodeResponding to a question in Lok Sabha on whether the government has taken note of the observation made by the Supreme Court with regard to ...
09 Dec, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking uniform grounds of maintenance and alimonyThe AIMPLB opposed advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay's plea on the basis that personal laws cannot be tested on the anvil of A...
14 Feb, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
ET View: Passage of Triple Talaq Bill a moment of great import for India’s legislative historyWith this bill, Parliament righted a wrong it had inflicted on its people more than two decades earlier.
31 Jul, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Triple talaq: Muslim Law Board to contest Shayara Bano case in Supreme CourtIn 1985, Shah Bano, a 62-year-old Muslim mother of five from Indore, who was divorced by her husband, had won the right to alimony in the S...
18 Apr, 2016, 12.30 PM IST
ET Wealth: Here's all you wanted to know about your alimony rightsMaintenance and alimony are subjects of great debate in India. We tell you the basics of what the proceedings entail.
23 Mar, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Save Family Foundation demands merger of section 498 A and DV act"SIFF wants that the section 498-A of IPC and the Domestic Violence Act must be amended and merged into a single law."
10 Jul, 2014, 01.30 PM IST