#maintenance and alimony

Patna High Court affirmed the divorce on mental cruelty, upheld the decree and recalibrated the wife’s maintenance, granting permanent alimony that includes a parcel of land. The judgment stresses assessing the husband’s income and using cumulative evidence, guiding future cruelty-based divorce petitions.

Uttarakhand High Court holds that when reconciliation efforts fail, courts may direct spouses to file mutual consent divorce petition, with alimony terms binding upon decree.