Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 994 · Decided 18 August 2025
M.V. Leelavathi v. DR. C.R. Swamy @ DR. C.R. Kumara Swamy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 994 · [2025] 9 S.C.R. 178
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10684/2025
- Decided
- 18 August 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act Section 13(1)(a)
Headnote
The Family Court awarded Rs.15,00,000/- as permanent alimony, which was upheld by the High Court. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Decree of divorce - Permanent alimony - The Family Court granted a decree of divorce and awarded Rs.15,00,000/- The High Court upheld the grant of divorce on the ground of cruelty and held that the Rs.15,00,000/- awarded as alimony by the Family Court was appropriate - Correctness: Held: Decree of divorce affirmed - Determination of alimony requires consideration of multiple factors - It
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