Alimony
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'Earn yourself': CJI Gavai rebukes woman for seeking Rs 18 crore, house and BMW in divorce case
India | Jul 22, 2025, 05:38 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict in a high-profile divorce case after a woman demanded Rs 18 crore, a house in Mumbai, and a BMW car to agree to separation just 18 months into the marriage. The woman’s lawyer argued that the proposal was part of a mutual settlement, not charity.
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Is alimony tax-deductible in India? What are the laws linked with it?
Personal Finance | Mar 31, 2025, 05:12 PM ISTA lump sum alimony paid as a one-time settlement under mutual consent or court decree is treated as a capital receipt and is not taxable.
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Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka actress lands into trouble, estranged husband accuses of cheating and more
TV | Mar 11, 2025, 01:32 PM ISTFamous TV actress Aditi Sharma is reportedly getting divorced after marrying secretly. Her husband Abhineet Kaushik, made serious allegations against the actress regarding marriage, affairs and divorce.
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AIMPLB to challenge Supreme Court verdict on maintenance to divorced Muslim women
India | Jul 14, 2024, 02:54 PM ISTThe AIMPLB convened a meeting on Sunday to discuss the Supreme Court's order and deliberate on the legal options available.
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Muslim women entitled to maintenance after divorce: What's the provision under Section 125 of CrPC?
Explainers | Jul 12, 2024, 02:08 PM ISTThe contentious issue of Muslim women getting maintenance under secular provision of section 125 of CrPC had taken centrestage of political discourse in 1985 when a constitution bench in Mohd Ahmed Khan versus Shah Bano Begum case had ruled that Muslim women were also entitled to maintenance.
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Pay wife Rs 2.6 cr alimony arrears or go to jail, SC to husband
India | Feb 20, 2021, 06:46 AM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday gave a final opportunity to a man to clear Rs 2.6 crore arrears of maintenance, along with monthly maintenance of Rs 1.75 lakh, to his estranged wife, failing which he may be sent to jail.
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UP family court orders wife to pay Rs 1,000 monthly maintenance allowance to husband
India | Oct 22, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTA family court in Muzaffarnagar has ordered a woman, who is a government pensioner, to pay a monthly maintenance allowance to her husband, following a petition filed by the latter in this regard.
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SC sets 25 pc of husband’s salary as benchmark for alimony to ex-wife
India | Apr 21, 2017, 07:18 AM ISTThe Supreme Court has set a benchmark for alimony to be paid by a husband to his separated wife, stating that 25 per cent of his net salary might constitute a “just and proper” amount of alimony, says a Times of India report.
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Woman quiting job willfully not entitled to alimony, orders HC
India | Jun 01, 2012, 07:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 1 : An educated woman who is capable of maintaining herself but quits her job voluntarily, is not entitled to alimony from her estranged husband, the Delhi High Court has held.Justice Pratibha