The bench comprising justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, headed by Chief Justice of India S Bobde, brought up the issue of “personal laws” in the regard to the petitions.

On November 4, the Supreme Court declared that deserted wives and children are entitled to alimony/maintenance from their husbands from the date they apply for it in a court of law. In a judgment by a Bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy, the top court declared that women deserted by husbands were […]

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that no matter if a wife is earning or not, the husband cannot avoid undertaking the responsibility of paying maintenance for his children.

The Hyderabad High Court has cancelled an order passed by a family court which granted alimony to a woman who earned more than her husband.

The Supreme Court has said that if a woman is unable to support herself after divorce, she is entitled to alimony. It has also said that 25 per cent of a man’s net salary is a ‘just and proper amount’ for alimony.