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The Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down the the factors determining the alimony amount in a divorce case. This came during the divorce proceedings of Praveen Kumar Jain and Anju Jain.
According to a report in India Today, a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna V Varale presided over the case, and ordered Praveen Kumar Jain to pay an alimony of Rs 5 crore. During the case proceedings, the bench laid down an eight-point formula to decide the amount as maintenance for the woman after divorce.
Here are the eight points:
The social and economic status of the husband and wife
The basic needs of the wife and children in the future
Qualification and employment of both parties
Sources of income and assets
The standard of living of the wife while living at her in-laws' house
The employment status of the wife
A reasonable amount for a legal battle for a wife who is not working
What will be the financial status of the husband, his earnings and other responsibilities along with the maintenance allowance
This comes amid the outrage following the suicide of a Bengaluru techie named Atul Subhash, who alleged years-long emotional distress over marital issues -- he had multiple cases filed against him and faced harassment from his wife, her relatives, as well as a judge in Uttar Pradesh.
Subhash's body was found hanging at his residence in the Manjunath Layout area, which falls under the Marathahalli police station limits, on Monday. A placard reading "Justice is due" was found in the room where he allegedly ended his life.
(With PTI inputs)