28 judgements by marriage length
Marriages lasting more than fifteen years
The band where permanent alimony and lump-sum settlements appear most often. After fifteen years courts are slow to assume a spouse who has not worked can simply start.
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Reading the columnThe middle monthly award in this group, restated in today's money, is Rs 16,591. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishad v. Mumthaz Beegum | Kerala High Court | 2026 | Rs 4,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC 54-yr Govt Employee Divorce Refused | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 15,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| X v. Y (Jharkhand Permanent Alimony) | Jharkhand High Court | 2026 | Rs 24,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| ABC v. XYZ | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| 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 |
| M.V. Leelavathi v. Dr. C.R. Swamy | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Pradeep Bhardwaj v. Priya | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Not stated | Article 142 | 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 |
| SC 1.25 Crore USA Case | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 1,25,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| Sonia Virk v. Rohit Vats | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 50,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| Karnataka HC Mentally Unsound Wife | Karnataka High Court | 2024 | Rs 60,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Parvin Kumar Jain v. Anju Jain | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Section 25 HMA | Granted |
| 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 |
| Vasantbhai Vekariya v. Gujarat | Gujarat High Court | 2024 | Rs 50,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Nidhi Sudan v. Manish Kumar Khanna | Delhi High Court | 2023 | Rs 15,000 | Section 24 HMA | 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 |
| 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 |
| Bhuwan Mohan Singh v. Meena | Supreme Court of India | 2014 | Rs 2,500Rs 4,399 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Sunita Kachwaha v. Anil Kachwaha | Supreme Court of India | 2014 | Rs 3,000Rs 5,279 in today's money | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| 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 |
| Chaturbhuj v. Sita Bai | Supreme Court of India | 2008 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dr. Kulbhushan Kumar v. Raj Kumari | Supreme Court of India | 1970 | Rs 250Rs 13,430 in today's money | HAMA Section 18 | Granted |
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