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  'Earn yourself': CJI Gavai rebukes woman for seeking Rs 18 crore, house and BMW in divorce case

  India | July 22, 2025 17:38 IST

  The 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?

  March 31, 2025 17:12 IST

  A 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 | March 11, 2025 13:32 IST

  Famous 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 | July 14, 2024 14:54 IST

  The 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 | July 12, 2024 14:08 IST

  The 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 | February 20, 2021 6:46 IST

  The 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 | October 22, 2020 16:16 IST

  A 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 | April 21, 2017 7:18 IST

  The 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 | June 01, 2012 19:54 IST

  New 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