Obligation to Maintain Spouse Is Primary, Loan Repayments Can’t Override Maintenance Duty: Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India ruled loan repayments creating assets cannot reduce husband’s maintenance duty. Court held such financial commitments are voluntary, reaffirming statutory obligation to support estranged wife over capital investments or non essential expenditures.

‘Rs 325 Per Day Income? Unbelievable’: Supreme Court Orders Husband to Pay Rs 10,000 Alimony

The Supreme Court directed a man claiming Rs 325 daily income to pay Rs 10,000 monthly maintenance to his wife. Refusing to interfere with the High Court order, the bench found his income claim “difficult to swallow”.

Spouse Alleging Mental Cruelty Not Required to Explain Other’s Conduct: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court ruled that a spouse alleging mental cruelty need not justify or explain the reasons behind such conduct. It held that requiring justification contradicts settled legal principles under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.