Archive · 20 May 2025
Chhattisgarh HC: Adulterous Wife Not Entitled to Maintenance
A court in India said that if a divorced woman is living with someone else and having a romantic relationship with that person, she can't get money from her ex-husband to help her live.
A couple got divorced because the wife was having an affair.
The ex-wife was supposed to receive a monthly payment.
The court decided that because she was in a relationship with another man, she was not entitled to receive those payments.
The husband had to prove she was in an adulterous relationship.
The court looked at the law and decided that if you are caught living an adulterous life after the divorce, you can't receive any financial support.
Chhattisgarh High Court ruled against maintenance for a divorced wife in an adulterous relationship.
The case involved a computer operator and his ex-wife.
The man proved his wife's adultery, leading to the divorce.
The Family Court initially ordered the man to pay ₹4,000 monthly maintenance.
The High Court overturned the Family Court's decision, denying maintenance.
- Who
- Chhattisgarh High Court, a divorced couple
- What
- The court decided a divorced woman living in adultery could not claim maintenance.
- When
- May 9, 2024 (Judgment)
- Where
- Chhattisgarh, India
- Why
- To determine if a divorced woman in an adulterous relationship could claim maintenance.
Woman's Argument
Court's Ruling
Definition of Adultery
Woman's Argument
Argued that 'living in adultery' is different from having had an affair.
Court's Ruling
Court found the woman was in an adulterous relationship and therefore not entitled to maintenance.
- Location
- Raipur
- Parties Involved
- Computer operator and his wife
- Marriage Date
- 2019
- Divorce Granted On Grounds of Adultery
- 2023
- Original Maintenance Amount
- ₹4,000 per month (Family Court order)
- Relevant Law
- Hindu Marriage Act