Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Mumbai Court Hikes Domestic Abuse Payout to Rs 1 Crore
A Mumbai court has significantly increased the compensation for a woman who suffered domestic abuse.
Her husband, the owner of an elevator company, must now pay her 1 crore rupees (approximately $120,000 USD).
The court raised the amount because the woman endured 20 years of mistreatment, including emotional and financial abuse.
The court also increased the monthly support for the woman and her daughter.
The husband was found to be financially capable of making the payments.
The court has also barred him from evicting the woman and her daughter from their home.
The woman also seems estranged from her sons, possibly due to the husband's influence.
Court increased compensation to a woman from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 1 crore.
Monthly maintenance was raised to Rs 1.5 lakh for the woman and her daughter.
The husband was found to have substantial financial resources.
The court cited 20 years of abuse, humiliation, and economic hardship.
The husband and his parents are barred from dispossessing the woman and daughter from their home.
- Who
- A 41-year-old woman and her 44-year-old husband, who owns an elevator company.
- What
- The court increased compensation to a woman in a domestic violence case to Rs 1 crore and raised monthly maintenance.
- When
- The order was passed recently, likely in June 2024, following a 2021 appeal.
- Where
- Mumbai sessions court in India.
- Why
- To provide sufficient compensation for 20 years of abuse and humiliation and to reflect the husband's financial capacity.
Husband's Situation
Court's Judgement
Financial Burden
Husband's Situation
The husband may face financial difficulties.
Court's Judgement
The woman endured abuse and is entitled to compensation.
- Compensation Awarded
- Rs 1 crore (approx. $120,000 USD)
- Monthly Maintenance
- Rs 1.5 lakh
- Woman's Age
- 41
- Husband's Age
- 44
- Duration of Abuse
- 20 years
- Husband's Profession
- Elevator company owner
