Divorce On Grounds of Desertion 12.02.2020

Divorce On Grounds of Desertion 12.02.2020 – High Court Saved Husband by Reduce the Alimony amount from 8 lakhs to 4 lakhs considering the fact that wife misused the section 125 Cr.P.C. to accept maintenance relief and deserting the husband and living separately. The High Court held that it is the wife who deserted the husband, In this backdrop of the case, for the wife to demand permanent alimony without filing an application under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act appears to be wholly unreasonable. Further held that although sub-section 4 of section 125 inheres that in case the wife deserted the husband, she would not be entitled to any maintenance, however, for the last about 13 years she has been accepting maintenance under the said provision.