'Rs 15,000 is hardly anything these days’: Supreme Court to 54-year-old man seeking divorce from estranged wife, who has been paying maintenance for 16 years

The Supreme Court refused to grant divorce to a 54-year-old man paying Rs 15,000 monthly maintenance, suggesting he propose permanent alimony. The court questioned why the couple couldn't reconcile, noting the wife was willing to resume living together. The man's sole cruelty claim was his wife's insistence on accompanying him.

'Rs 15,000 is hardly anything these days’: Supreme Court to 54-year-old man seeking divorce from estranged wife, who has been paying maintenance for 16 years
The Supreme Court refused to grant divorce to a 54-year-old man paying Rs 15,000 monthly maintenance, suggesting he propose permanent alimony. The court questioned why the couple couldn't reconcile, noting the wife was willing to resume living together. The man's sole cruelty claim was his wife's insistence on accompanying him.