Permanent alimony of Rs 500 crore sought by wife from US based husband; SC grants Rs 12 crore and warns against misuse of 498A
Supreme Court: The Apex court recently passed an judgement regarding an alimony case where the husband was ordered to pay Rs 12 crore as permanent alimony when the wife demanded Rs 500 crore. The wife also filed an FIR against his 85-year-old father and got the husband arrested at Mumbai Airport just as he was leaving for USA. The wife imposed a section 498A-domestic violence case against the husband.