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Alimony can’t be granted to financially independent spouse, says Delhi HC
The New Indian Express Belagavi
|October 19, 2025
Family court dissolved marriage, refused alimony
THE Delhi High Court has said that alimony cannot be granted to a spouse who is financially independent, emphasising that permanent alimony under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) is meant as a measure of social justice, not as a means of financial equalisation.
This story is from the October 19, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Belagavi.
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