27 judgements
Delhi High Court: maintenance judgements
Maintenance and alimony judgements from the Delhi High Court, 2004 to 2026. 27 in the casebook, 5 written up in full.
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Calculate your maintenance →High Court decisions matter in a way Supreme Court decisions do not: they are what the district courts in Delhi actually see cited across the desk. If your matter is being heard in Delhi, these are closer to your case than anything from Delhi or from the Supreme Court.
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Reading the columnThe middle monthly award in this group, restated in today's money, is Rs 36,281. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajeet Jain v. Chhavi Jain | Delhi High Court | 2026 | Rs 26,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| 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 | |
| Rakesh Ray v. Priti Ray | Delhi High Court | 2026 | Rs 50,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| ABC v. XYZ (Delhi HC Section 25) | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Ankur Jain v. Swati Jain | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 17,000 | Section 125 CrPC | Reduced on appeal |
| 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 |
| Mrs. Devika Jain v. Sidharth Jain | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Neelam Walia v. Sanjay Walia | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 25,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Granted |
| Rita Raj v. Pabitra Roy Chaudhuri | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 0 | Section 25 HMA | |
| Subhash v. Mamta | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 30,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| X v. Y | Delhi High Court | 2025 | Rs 1,00,000 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | 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 |
| Sahiba Sodhi v. State NCT Delhi | Delhi High Court | 2024 | Rs 0 | Domestic Violence Act 2005 | Refused |
| 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 |
| Nidhi Sudan v. Manish Kumar Khanna | Delhi High Court | 2023 | Rs 15,000 | Section 24 HMA | Granted |
| Jaspreet Singh v. Swaneet Kukreja | Delhi High Court | 2021 | Rs 1,25,000Rs 1,54,545 in today's money | Not recorded | Granted |
| Bindu Chaudhary v. Deepak Suga | Delhi High Court | 2016 | Not stated | Not recorded | Granted |
| Rani Sethi v. Sunil Sethi | Delhi High Court | 2011 | Rs 20,000Rs 45,381 in today's money | Section 24 HMA | 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 |
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