292 judgements, 1970 to 2026
The maintenance casebook
Every judgement behind the calculator, in one place. Search it, filter it by court or provision, and sort it by year or by award. Each figure is shown as the court wrote it and again in today's money, because an award from 1997 read at face value tells you almost nothing.
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Calculate your maintenance →These are the cases the estimator draws on. They come from the Supreme Court and from nineteen High Courts, and they run from 1970 to this year. Coverage is uneven in the way reported case law always is: financial detail survives in some reports and not others, and a great many maintenance orders are never reported at all.
The second figure under each award is that award in today's money. It is the most useful column here and the one you will not find on another Indian maintenance site. Rs 500 a month ordered in 1985 is not a trivial sum. It is around Rs 8,100 a month now.
Reading the columnThe middle monthly award in this group, restated in today's money, is Rs 15,984. Half sit below it and half above. It is a median, not a target, and it says nothing about what any particular set of facts is worth.
| Case | Court | Year | Awarded | Claimed under | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A v. State of Gujarat & Ors | Gujarat High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Not recorded | Reduced on appeal |
| AP HC Maintenance Recurring Continuing Right | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Ajeet Jain v. Chhavi Jain | Delhi High Court | 2026 | Rs 26,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Daughter In Law Not Legally Obligated Maintain Parents In Law Section 144 BNSS | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Allahabad HC Disparity Case 2026 | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Employed Wife No Ground to Deny Maintenance | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Gynaecologist Case 2026 | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | Refused |
| Allahabad HC High Qualification No Ground to Deny Maintenance | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Husband Cannot Plead Poor Finances Escape Wife Maintenance Duty | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Maintenance Recurring Entitlement Wife Can Revive Plea Breach | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Mere Employment Wife No Ground Deny Maintenance Disparity Earning Capacity | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Parents Siblings Obligations Do Not Absolve Husband Primary Duty Maintain Wife | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Qualified Wife Deliberate Non-Employment Denied | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Section 24 HMA | |
| Allahabad HC Qualified Wife Deliberately Refrains Working To Burden Husband No Maintenance | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Section 24 HMA | |
| Allahabad HC Wife Cannot Claim Maintenance If Her Own Acts Rendered Husband Incapable | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Delhi HC Concealed Income Case 2026 | Delhi High Court | 2026 | Rs 13,000 | Not recorded | |
| Delhi HC Interim Maintenance From Date Of Application Wife Two Daughters 5500 | Delhi High Court | 2026 | Rs 5,500 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Employer Deduction Case (SC 2026) | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 25,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Gujarat HC Cancer Wife Maintenance 2026 | Gujarat High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Gujarat HC LLB Degree No Bar to Maintenance | Gujarat High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Gujarat HC LLB Wife Case | Gujarat High Court | 2026 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Jharkhand HC Neuro Physician Patna Wife Maintenance | Jharkhand High Court | 2026 | Rs 24,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Jharkhand HC Section 125 CrPC Ameliorate Agony Financial Suffering Woman Flags Delay | Jharkhand High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Karnataka HC Final Section 125 Order Prevails Over HMA Interim Relief | Karnataka High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Karnataka HC Financial Disclosure Guidelines 2026 | Karnataka High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| MP HC 498A Acquittal Not Ground To Deny Maintenance Wife Minor Child | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| MP HC Engineer Wife Actual Earning Not Capacity | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2026 | Rs 40,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Mahabharata Case | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| Nishad v. Mumthaz Beegum | Kerala High Court | 2026 | Rs 4,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Wife Compromise Waiving Future Maintenance Against Public Policy | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Wife Concealing Income Employment Assets Maintenance Denied | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| PMH v. SW | Karnataka High Court | 2026 | Rs 20,000 | Not recorded | |
| Rajasthan HC High Income Husband Does Not Mean High Maintenance 57 Day Marriage | Rajasthan High Court | 2026 | Rs 8,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rajasthan HC Second Wife Void Marriage Both Spouses Had Living Partners Maintenance Denied | Rajasthan High Court | 2026 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Rakesh Ray v. Priti Ray | Delhi High Court | 2026 | Rs 50,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Ravinder Singh Bisht v. State of UP | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| SC 54-yr Govt Employee Divorce Refused | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Employer Salary Deduction Case | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 25,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Enhanced Alimony Doctor Husband Educated Wife Duty To Maintain | Supreme Court | 2026 | Rs 30,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| SC Ex-Wife Educated Parental Support 2026 | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| SC Husband Claimed Cannot Afford 12000 Monthly Maintenance No One Earns 9000 Today Upheld | Supreme Court | 2026 | Rs 12,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Man Claiming 325 Per Day Ordered Pay 10000 Monthly Maintenance Estranged Wife | Supreme Court | 2026 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Matrimonial Battle of Mahabharata Lawyer Husband | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Article 142 | |
| SC Rs 325/Day Earner Ordered 10000/Month | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Rs 9k Not Sufficient Case 2026 | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 12,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| SK v. NS | Rajasthan High Court | 2026 | Rs 4,00,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| SK v. NS | Rajasthan High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Suman Verma And Anr v State Of UP | Allahabad High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| X v. Y | Karnataka High Court | 2026 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| X v. Y | Karnataka High Court | 2026 | Rs 30,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| X v. Y (Jharkhand Permanent Alimony) | Jharkhand High Court | 2026 | Rs 24,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| XXX v. YYY | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| A. Ranjithkumar v. E. Kavitha | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,25,00,000 | Article 142 | Granted |
| AB v. JK | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| AB v. JK | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,00,000 | Not recorded | Enhanced on appeal |
| ABC v. XYZ | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| ABC v. XYZ | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 10,00,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| ABC v. XYZ | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| ABC v. XYZ | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 25,00,000 | Not recorded | |
| ABC v. XYZ | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| ABC v. XYZ (Delhi HC Section 25) | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| ABC v. XYZ (MBA wife) | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| ABC v. XYZ (SC 1 Crore Article 142) | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Budding Lawyer Case | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 3,750 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Allahabad HC Daily Wage Labourer | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 5,250 | Section 125 CrPC | Reduced on appeal |
| Allahabad HC Employed Wife Income Disparity | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC First Marriage Subsists Cohabitation | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| Allahabad HC Maintenance Recurring Entitlement | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Railway Employee Enhanced Maintenance | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 8,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Enhanced on appeal |
| Alok Kumar v. Anupama Singh (Patna HC) | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 90,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Ankit Saha v. State of UP (Neha Sahu) | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | Refused |
| Ankit Suman v. Neeraj Saini | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Section 24 HMA | |
| Ankur Jain v. Swati Jain | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 17,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Reduced on appeal |
| Bombay HC Businessman 3.5 Lakh Case | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 3,50,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Bombay HC Child Need-Based Not Proportionate | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Bombay HC Proportionate Share of Income Not Mandatory for Child Maintenance | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 25 HMA | |
| Bombay HC Pune Businessman Case 2025 | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 3,50,000 | Not recorded | Enhanced on appeal |
| Bombay HC Pune Businessman Concealed 1000 Crore Empire Wife Maintenance Raised 7x 350000 | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 3,50,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Bombay HC Software Engineer Evading Maintenance 1 Lakh Cost Slapped Income Concealed | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 30,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bombay HC Techie Evasion Cost 2025 | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 1,00,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Bombay HC Working Wife 15k Matrimonial Standard | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 15,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Bombay HC Working Wife Teacher | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 15,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Calcutta HC Interim Maintenance Set Aside Employed Wife 32L Received | Calcutta High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Calcutta HC Lifestyle Maintenance 2025 | Calcutta High Court | 2025 | Rs 25,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Chhattisgarh HC Adultery Disqualification | Chhattisgarh High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| Chhattisgarh HC Adultery Maintenance Denial | Chhattisgarh High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | Refused |
| Chhattisgarh HC Data Entry Operator | Chhattisgarh High Court | 2025 | Rs 20,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Chinnan Kishore Kumar v. Smily | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 2025 | Rs 7,500 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| DK v. N (Delhi HC DV) | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 13,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | |
| Delhi HC Asst Professor DU Case | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 35,000 | Not recorded | |
| Delhi HC Homemaker 90k Case | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Not recorded | |
| Delhi HC Husband Cannot Plead Low Income While Withholding Details | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Delhi HC Rise in Husband Income Justifies Enhancement | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 14,000 | Section 24 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Devika Jain v. Sidharth Jain | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 1,00,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Divik Ostwal v. Ambika Jain | Rajasthan High Court | 2025 | Rs 40,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Gujarat HC 660-Day Jail Term 2025 | Gujarat High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Gujarat HC LLB Degree No Bar | Gujarat High Court | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Jayaprakash EP v. Sheney P | Kerala High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Jharkhand HC Autistic Child JP Morgan 2025 | Jharkhand High Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Not recorded | Enhanced on appeal |
| Jharkhand HC Live-in Concealment Case | Jharkhand High Court | 2025 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Section 12 HMA | Granted |
| KAS v. SR State of Kerala | Kerala High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Karnataka HC DV Jobless Husband 2025 | Karnataka High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Karnataka HC Software Engineer Case | Karnataka High Court | 2025 | Rs 20,000 | Not recorded | |
| Katragadda Koteswara Rao v. Anusha | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Kerala HC BNSS Section 144 Wife Temporary Job Insufficient Income Entitled Maintenance | Kerala High Court | 2025 | Rs 4,500 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Kerala HC Loan EMI Insurance Premium Income No Deduction | Kerala High Court | 2025 | Rs 6,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Kerala HC Muslim Husband Second Marriage Cannot Deny First Wife Maintenance | Kerala High Court | 2025 | Rs 4,500 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Kerala HC Wife Compromise Agreement | Kerala High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| M.V. Leelavathi v. Dr. C.R. Swamy | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| MAK v. AKK | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 25 HMA | Refused |
| MMM v. AAA | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| MP HC Husband Shirking Liability Enjoying Expensive Bikes Maintenance Wife Kids Upheld | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| MP HC Section 498A Acquittal Maintenance | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Madan Kumar Satpathy v. Priyadarshini Pati | Orissa High Court | 2025 | Rs 5,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Reduced on appeal |
| Madras HC Cognizant Wife Case | Madras High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Madras HC Husband Children Legal Moral Duty | Madras High Court | 2025 | Rs 21,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Manoj Kumar v. Sushma Dey | Jharkhand High Court | 2025 | Rs 60,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Mohammed Shami v. Hasin Jahan (Calcutta HC) | Calcutta High Court | 2025 | Rs 4,00,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | |
| Mrs. Devika Jain v. Sidharth Jain | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| N. Usha Rani and Anr. v. Moodudula Srinivas | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 3,500 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Neelam Walia v. Sanjay Walia | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 25,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Nirmal Karnakar v. Parbati | Orissa High Court | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Orissa HC Enhanced 10k Case | Orissa High Court | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Orissa HC Govt Service Husband | Orissa High Court | 2025 | Rs 5,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| P&H HC Engineering Student | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 2,500 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Engineering Student Cannot Escape Maintenance | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| P&H HC Husband Duty To Earn More Pay Maintenance Wife Two Children 24700 | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 24,700 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| P&H HC Husband Earn More Case | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 24,700 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Maintenance Must Be Realistic Neither Penury Nor Luxury | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC SMS Hospital Nurse | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 24,700 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Skill Building Case | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Wife 10 Percent Maintenance for Skill Development | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Patna HC Desertion Not Judicially Established Maintenance Upheld | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 22,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Patna HC Doctor Senior Resident Cruelty Desertion | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 35,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Patna HC Merchant Navy Officer 2025 | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 90,00,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Patna HC Merchant Navy Officer Marriage Dissolved Wife Penury 90 Lakh | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 90,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Patna HC Muslim Divorced Woman | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 7,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Patna HC Muslim Woman Post-Iddat | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 4,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Pradeep Bhardwaj v. Priya | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Article 142 | Granted |
| Purvi Mukesh Gada v. Mukesh Popatlal Gada | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 3,50,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| R v. D | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| R. Ananda Prakash v. A. Malarvizhi | Madras High Court | 2025 | Rs 21,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rakhi Sadhukhan (SC Calcutta Enhancement) | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Rakhi Sadhukhan v. Raja Sadhukhan | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Ravi Prakash Saxena v. Priyanka Rani | Patna High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| Ravinder Singh Bisht v. Prabhjot Kaur | Allahabad High Court | 2025 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi v. Dinesh Kumar Mahto | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rinki Chakraborty Nee Das v. State of West Bengal | Calcutta High Court | 2025 | Rs 4,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Rita Raj v. Pabitra Roy Chaudhuri | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 25 HMA | |
| SC 1.25 Crore USA Case | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,25,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| SC Alimony First Divorce Irrelevant Second Marriage | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 4,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| SC Alimony Valid for Void Marriage Under HMA | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Section 25 HMA | |
| SC Divorced Wife Standard Living 2025 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Not recorded | Enhanced on appeal |
| SC Enhanced Alimony Former AAG Wife Family Court Judge Husband 50 Lakh | Supreme Court | 2025 | Rs 50,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| SC Enhanced Permanent Alimony 50000 Monthly Standard Living Married 1997 Separated 2008 | Supreme Court | 2025 | Rs 50,000 | Section 25 HMA | |
| SC Laborer Maintenance Case 2025 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| SC LinkedIn BMW Rs 12 Crore Rejected | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 25 HMA | Refused |
| SC LinkedIn Profile Not Reliable Income Proof Wife 12 Crore BMW Alimony Demand Rejected | Supreme Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 25 HMA | |
| SC MBA Wife 8 Year Dispute Settled Mumbai Flat Alimony 12 Crore BMW Demand Rejected | Supreme Court | 2025 | Not stated | Section 25 HMA | Settled |
| SC Rare Waiver Alimony Appreciated 2025 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| SC Relax Pay Maintenance Be Happy 2025 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | |
| SC Rs 1.25 Crore Alimony Article 142 2025 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,25,00,000 | Not recorded | |
| SC Rs 9000 Income Cannot Afford Rs 12000 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 12,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Separated First Wife Maintenance 2025 | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| SC Void Marriage Alimony Case | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Sai Kiran v. Ravula Jyothi | Telangana High Court | 2025 | Rs 12,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Shakti v. Anita | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 10,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Settled |
| Sonia Virk v. Rohit Vats | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Subhash v. Mamta | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 30,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Sukhdev Singh v. Sukhbir Kaur | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Sections 24 and 25 HMA | Granted |
| Tarun Kumar Gadabad v. Subhalaxmi Lenka | Orissa High Court | 2025 | Rs 5,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Telangana HC Rs 90 Lakh Denial 2025 | Telangana High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| Vandana Kumari v. Greesh Babu Mathur | Jharkhand High Court | 2025 | Rs 4,00,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Working Wife Bank Manager | Bombay High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | |
| X v. Y | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 1,00,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| X v. Y (Jharkhand HC RTI Case) | Jharkhand High Court | 2025 | Rs 90,000 | Section 25 HMA | Enhanced on appeal |
| Allahabad HC 25% Rule Upheld | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 10,755 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Directed Centre State Frame Guidelines Maintenance Payment Government Employees | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Indian Navy EMI Case | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC LIC Premium Loan Instalments No Ground to Avoid Maintenance | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Navy Officer Husband Wife 25 Percent Net Salary 10000 Monthly Section 125 | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Anupati Rajesh v. Anusha Sai | Andhra Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Rs 20,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Bombay HC Aurangabad Low Income | Bombay High Court Aurangabad | 2024 | Rs 1,500 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bombay HC Courts Must Award Interest On Maintenance Payable By Husbands Fathers | Bombay High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bombay HC DV Rs 3 Crore Case | Bombay High Court | 2024 | Rs 3,00,00,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Bombay HC Vegetative State Wife 2024 | Bombay High Court | 2024 | Rs 1,20,000 | Not recorded | Enhanced on appeal |
| Bombay HC Wife Residing In Matrimonial Home Entitled To Maintenance Basic Expenses 15000 | Bombay High Court | 2024 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Calcutta HC 32 Lakh Settlement | Calcutta High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Calcutta HC Lifestyle Maintenance | Calcutta High Court | 2024 | Rs 25,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Enhanced on appeal |
| Calcutta HC Long Cohabitation Presumption of Marriage | Calcutta High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Calcutta HC Marriage Validity Not Precondition | Calcutta High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Calcutta HC Qualified Doctor Wife Earning Capacity Cannot Be Ignored At Ad Interim Stage | Calcutta High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Chandra v. State of UP | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 3,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Coimbatore Family Court 80k Case | Coimbatore Family Court | 2024 | Rs 80,000 | Not recorded | Granted |
| Delhi HC DV Act Maintenance Not Linked to Inability to Maintain | Delhi High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Delhi HC Idle Educated Wife 2024 | Delhi High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Not recorded | Reduced on appeal |
| Gujarat HC Prima Facie Absurd Family Court Assessed Financial Status From Unverified Photos | Gujarat High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Gujarat HC Surendranagar Enhancement | Gujarat High Court | 2024 | Rs 4,500 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| J v. A (Gujarat HC Bhavnagar) | Gujarat High Court | 2024 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Jharkhand HC Son Maintenance Enhanced Wife Denied | Jharkhand High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| K. Pragnya Reddy v. G. Eknath Reddy | Telangana High Court | 2024 | Rs 4,00,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Karnataka HC Bank Manager Case | Karnataka High Court | 2024 | Rs 36,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Karnataka HC Mentally Unsound Wife | Karnataka High Court | 2024 | Rs 60,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Kerala HC Yoga Centre Case | Kerala High Court | 2024 | Rs 30,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | |
| Khatoon Nisa | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 1,500 | Muslim Women Act 1986 | Granted |
| Kiran Jyot Maini v. Anish Pramod Patel | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 2,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Granted |
| MP HC DV Act Maintenance After CrPC Denial | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| MP HC Idle Qualified Wife 2024 | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Not recorded | Refused |
| MP HC Maintenance More Than Claimed | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Rs 3,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| MP HC Qualified Wife Idle Reduced | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Rs 20,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Reduced on appeal |
| MP HC Qualified Wife Reduced Maintenance | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Rs 40,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| MP HC Well Qualified Wife Reduced 2024 | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Not recorded | Reduced on appeal |
| Matapher v. State of UP | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 7,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Meghrajsinh v. Meghaviniba | Gujarat High Court | 2024 | Rs 40,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Menaka v. Murugan | Madras High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Orissa HC Desertion Ground For Divorce Does Not Bar Wife From Maintenance After Divorce | Orissa High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Hoshiarpur Waiver Case | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2024 | Rs 6,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Lieutenant Colonel Ordered Pay 55000 Monthly Wife Minor Daughters Maintenance Upheld | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2024 | Rs 55,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| P&H HC Post-Alimony Maintenance 2024 | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| P&H HC Voluntary EMI Case | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2024 | Rs 4,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Parvin Kumar Jain v. Anju Jain | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Patna HC Husband Aged Parents Second Wife Pays 2000 Each First Wife And Daughter | Patna High Court | 2024 | Rs 2,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Priyanka Singh v. Pankaj Sengar | Karnataka High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Section 24 HMA | |
| Rana Pratap Singh v. Neetu Singh | Allahabad High Court | 2024 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rinku Baheti v. Sandesh Sharda (Rs 12 Cr) | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 12,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Granted |
| SC Lecturer 40 Lakh Case | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 40,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| SC Wealth Parity Maintenance Disapproval 2024 | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Not stated | Not recorded | Refused |
| Sahiba Sodhi v. State NCT Delhi | Delhi High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Refused |
| Sunita Das v. State of West Bengal | Calcutta High Court | 2024 | Rs 2,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Telangana HC Divorced Muslim Woman Interim Maintenance Reduced 20000 To 10000 Monthly | Telangana High Court | 2024 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Toiba Farooq v. Nadeem (Triple Talaq) | Srinagar Court J&K | 2024 | Rs 7,000 | Muslim Women Act 1986 | Granted |
| Uttarakhand HC Financial Liabilities No Ground to Reduce Maintenance | Uttarakhand High Court | 2024 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Vasantbhai Vekariya v. Gujarat | Gujarat High Court | 2024 | Rs 50,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Aishvarya Atul Pusalkar | Tis Hazari Mahila Court Delhi | 2023 | Rs 2,00,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Allahabad HC Hindu Marriage Cannot Be Dissolved By Compromise In Section 125 CrPC Proceedings | Allahabad High Court | 2023 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Anjana Mukhopadhyay v. State of UP | Allahabad High Court | 2023 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bhagwandas v. Panpati Shah (MP HC) | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2023 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Delhi HC Merely Because Wife Is Earning Not Absolute Bar To Receiving Maintenance From Husband | Delhi High Court | 2023 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Gajendra Parihar v. State of Rajasthan | Rajasthan High Court | 2023 | Rs 4,200 | Section 125 CrPC and the DV Act | Granted |
| Lalit Singh v. State of UP | Allahabad High Court | 2023 | Rs 5,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| MP HC Loan After Separation Cannot Reduce Maintenance Enhancement | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2023 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Enhanced on appeal |
| Madras HC PhD Study Leave Case | Madras High Court | 2023 | Rs 25,000 | Section 24 HMA | |
| Meghna Nandi v. Asit Nandi | Calcutta High Court | 2023 | Rs 2,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Mudassir v. Shirin | Bombay High Court Nagpur | 2023 | Rs 8,000 | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Nidhi Sudan v. Manish Kumar Khanna | Delhi High Court | 2023 | Rs 15,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| P&H HC Man Repaying Hefty Loan Cannot Deflect Responsibility Maintain Wife Children | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2023 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| P&H HC Voluntary EMI Deductions Not Allowed in Maintenance | Punjab and Haryana High Court | 2023 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Enhanced on appeal |
| Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan | Supreme Court of India | 2023 | Not stated | Article 142 | Granted |
| Vineetha Thomas v. Praveen Borushetty | Karnataka High Court | 2023 | Rs 20,000 | Not recorded | |
| Gauhati HC Agreement Cannot Waive Maintenance Rights | Gauhati High Court | 2022 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Gauhati HC Second Wife Suppressed First Marriage | Gauhati High Court | 2022 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Kerala HC Wife Who Left Matrimonial Home Failed To Prove Cruelty Still Entitled Maintenance | Kerala High Court | 2022 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rajasthan HC 36 Year Marriage Wife Application Husband 40000 Income 5000 Interim Upheld | Rajasthan High Court | 2022 | Rs 5,000Rs 5,837 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rajasthan HC 36-yr Marriage Case | Rajasthan High Court | 2022 | Rs 5,000Rs 5,837 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rajasthan HC Leave Deductions Fluctuate Cannot Reduce Base Income For Maintenance Wife Son | Rajasthan High Court | 2022 | Rs 50,000Rs 58,374 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Subal Das v. Mousumi Saha Das | Tripura High Court | 2022 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Calcutta HC Mutual Consent Divorce Lumpsum Settlement Section 125 Referred | Calcutta High Court | 2021 | Rs 3,000Rs 3,709 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Jaspreet Singh v. Swaneet Kukreja | Delhi High Court | 2021 | Rs 1,25,000Rs 1,54,545 in today's money | Not recorded | Granted |
| SC 74-yr Man Jail Civil Prison | Supreme Court of India | 2021 | Rs 1,75,000Rs 2,16,363 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr. | Supreme Court of India | 2020 | Rs 15,000Rs 19,452 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Sanjay Damodar Kale v. Kalyani Sanjay Kale | Bombay High Court | 2020 | Rs 12,000Rs 15,562 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Hari Har Raj Kalingarayar v. Aarti | Madras High Court | 2018 | Rs 13,000Rs 19,159 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Reema Salkan v. Sumer Singh Salkan | Supreme Court of India | 2018 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Suchitra v. Zubin Shekary | Madras High Court | 2018 | Rs 0 | Section 25 HMA | |
| Kalyan Dey Chowdhury v. Rita Dey Chowdhury | Supreme Court of India | 2017 | Rs 20,000Rs 30,909 in today's money | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Manish Jain v. Akanksha Jain | Supreme Court of India | 2017 | Rs 25,000Rs 38,636 in today's money | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Shailja v. Khobbanna | Supreme Court of India | 2017 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bindu Chaudhary v. Deepak Suga | Delhi High Court | 2016 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Shamima Farooqui v. Shahid Khan | Supreme Court of India | 2015 | Rs 4,000Rs 6,649 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bhuwan Mohan Singh v. Meena | Supreme Court of India | 2014 | Rs 2,500Rs 4,399 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Shamim Bano v. Asraf Khan | Supreme Court of India | 2014 | Rs 11,786Rs 20,741 in today's money | Muslim Women Act 1986 | Granted |
| Sunita Kachwaha v. Anil Kachwaha | Supreme Court of India | 2014 | Rs 3,000Rs 5,279 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Vidhya Viswanathan v. Kartik Balakrishnan | Supreme Court of India | 2014 | Rs 40,00,000Rs 70,39,196 in today's money | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Badshah v. Urmila Badshah Godse | Supreme Court of India | 2013 | Rs 1,000Rs 1,872 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | |
| U. Sree v. U. Srinivas | Supreme Court of India | 2012 | Rs 50,00,000Rs 1,03,78,738 in today's money | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla | Supreme Court of India | 2012 | Rs 50,00,000Rs 1,03,78,738 in today's money | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Rani Sethi v. Sunil Sethi | Delhi High Court | 2011 | Rs 20,000Rs 45,381 in today's money | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Vinny Parmvir Parmar v. Parmvir Parmar | Supreme Court of India | 2011 | Rs 40,000Rs 90,762 in today's money | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Bhushan Kumar Meen v. Mansi Meen | Supreme Court of India | 2010 | Rs 5,000Rs 12,350 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | |
| Anu Kaul v. Rajeev Kaul | Supreme Court of India | 2009 | Rs 0 | Section 24 HMA | |
| Chaturbhuj v. Sita Bai | Supreme Court of India | 2008 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bharat Hegde v. Saroj Hegde | Delhi High Court | 2007 | Rs 25,000Rs 83,083 in today's money | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Annurita Vohra v. Sandeep Vohra | Delhi High Court | 2004 | Rs 18,000Rs 70,179 in today's money | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Danial Latifi v. Union of India | Supreme Court of India | 2001 | Not stated | Muslim Women Act 1986 | Granted |
| Mamta Jaiswal v. Rajesh Jaiswal | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2000 | Rs 0 | Section 24 HMA | Refused |
| Jasbir Kaur Sehgal v. District Judge Dehradun | Supreme Court of India | 1997 | Rs 5,000Rs 28,018 in today's money | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Chand Dhawan v. Jawaharlal Dhawan | Supreme Court of India | 1993 | Not stated | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Shah Bano (Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum) | Supreme Court of India | 1985 | Rs 179Rs 2,909 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Bhagwan Dutt v. Kamla Devi | Supreme Court of India | 1975 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Dr. Kulbhushan Kumar v. Raj Kumari | Supreme Court of India | 1970 | Rs 250Rs 13,430 in today's money | HAMA Section 18 | Granted |
| Narender v. Minakshi | Not stated | Sections 24 and 25 HMA |
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