After more than a decade of acrimonious matrimonial litigation marked by criminal complaints, arrests, and failed mediation, the Telangana High Court upheld a decree of divorce on grounds of cruelty. While denying maintenance and permanent alimony to an employed wife, the Court significantly enhanced the minor daughter’s settlement from ₹10 lakhs to INR 80 lakhs - sending a clear message on prolonged litigation, cruelty, and parental responsibility.

The Telangana High Court upheld a divorce after two decades of separation, denied maintenance and permanent alimony to a working wife, and awarded ₹25 lakh to the daughter as full and final settlement.

In a landmark 2025 judgment in the case of Rakhi Sadhukhan v. Raja Sadhukhan , the Supreme Court of India significantly increased the permanent alimony awarded to a divorced wife from ₹20,000 to ₹50,000 per month, with a 5% annual increment to account for inflation and ensure the recipient’s standard of living. While considering an appeal wherein a woman challenged the quantum of permanent alimony of Rs. 20,000 fixed by Calcutta High Court, the Division Bench of Vikram Nath*

A Kerala High Court judgment established that a wife's statutory right to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be waived in a private agreement, even if she agrees to waive it in a mutual consent divorce. She can still claim maintenance later if she is unable to support herself.     In an appeal filed against the order rejecting an application for maintenance by the wife and minor child (the appellants) against the husband, the Divisio