Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Courts Uphold Divorces Over Dietary and Financial Disputes
In two different cases in India, courts made decisions about divorces and money.
In the first case, a couple got a divorce after 23 years of marriage because they couldn't agree on what to eat.
The wife didn't want onions and garlic in her food because of her religion, but the husband wanted them.
The husband had to cook two different meals for his wife and the rest of the family, which caused problems.
The court said they could divorce and decided how much money the husband should give the wife every month.
In the second case, a woman who was earning money was not given any extra money by the court because she was able to take care of herself.
The court said she should have told the truth about her income.
The Gujarat High Court upheld a divorce granted to a couple after 23 years of marriage due to dietary differences.
The wife avoided onions and garlic in food due to her adherence to the Swaminarayan faith, causing conflict with the husband.
The husband had to cook separate meals for his wife and the rest of the family, leading to irreconcilable differences.
The Allahabad High Court set aside a lower court order mandating a man to pay maintenance to his estranged wife, observing that she earns ₹36,000 per month and did not reveal the true salary in her affidavit.
The Allahabad High Court observed that the woman was not entitled to get any maintenance from her husband as she is an earning lady and able to maintain herself.
- Who
- Two couples in separate cases
- What
- Courts upheld divorces and made decisions on maintenance
- When
- Gujarat High Court on 27th November 2023, Allahabad High Court on December 3, 2023
- Where
- Gujarat High Court and Allahabad High Court, India
- Why
- Gujarat case due to dietary differences, Allahabad case due to financial disputes
- Date of Gujarat High Court Decision
- 27th November 2023
- Duration of Marriage in Gujarat Case
- 23 years
- Year of Marriage in Gujarat Case
- 2002
- Maintenance Amount in Gujarat Case (2013-2020)
- ₹8,000 per month
- Maintenance Amount in Gujarat Case (2020 onwards)
- ₹10,000 per month
- Year of Divorce Filing in Gujarat Case
- 2013
- Year of Divorce Grant in Gujarat Case
- May 2024
- Date of Allahabad High Court Decision
- December 3, 2023
- Wife's Monthly Income in Allahabad Case
- ₹36,000
