Supreme Court lists 8 factors for deciding alimony amount amid outrage over Bengaluru techie's suicide

During the divorce proceedings of a couple, a Supreme Court bench laid down these factors to determine the maintenance amount.

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)