9 judgements by marriage length
Short marriages, under three years
A short marriage does not defeat a maintenance claim, but it changes what the court is trying to restore. There is less of a shared standard of living to protect and usually no career that was given up.
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Calculate your maintenance →A short marriage does not defeat a maintenance claim, but it changes what the court is trying to restore. There is less of a shared standard of living to protect and usually no career that was given up.
Reading the columnThe middle monthly award in this group, restated in today's money, is Rs 10,366. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan HC High Income Husband Does Not Mean High Maintenance 57 Day Marriage | Rajasthan High Court | 2026 | Rs 8,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Matrimonial Battle of Mahabharata Lawyer Husband | Supreme Court of India | 2026 | Rs 5,00,00,000 | Article 142 | |
| MP HC Section 498A Acquittal Maintenance | Madhya Pradesh High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| P&H HC Engineering Student | Punjab & Haryana High Court | 2025 | Rs 2,500 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi v. Dinesh Kumar Mahto | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 10,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Alimony First Divorce Irrelevant Second Marriage | Supreme Court of India | 2025 | Rs 4,00,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| Sai Kiran v. Ravula Jyothi | Telangana High Court | 2025 | Rs 12,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
| SC Lecturer 40 Lakh Case | Supreme Court of India | 2024 | Rs 40,00,000 | Article 142 | Settled |
| Reema Salkan v. Sumer Singh Salkan | Supreme Court of India | 2018 | Not stated | Section 125 CrPC | Granted |
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