Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Karnataka High Court Upholds Divorce, Awards Wife Rs 25 Lakh
A court in Karnataka confirmed that a couple’s marriage should end in divorce.
The couple said their relationship had completely broken down.
They also said there was no reason or meaning in continuing the marriage.
They had no children together.
The wife had challenged an earlier family court decision that granted the divorce.
The High Court upheld that decision.
It also ordered the husband to pay his wife Rs 25 lakh.
The money must be paid in five equal instalments.
The wife said her in-laws had opposed the marriage because she belonged to a Scheduled Caste.
The Karnataka High Court confirmed the divorce of a Bengaluru couple.
The court described the marriage as having lost its significance and efficacy.
The husband was ordered to pay his wife Rs 25 lakh in five equal instalments.
The couple told the court their relationship was dead and that nothing survived between them.
The wife said her in-laws opposed the marriage because she belonged to a Scheduled Caste.
- Who
- The Karnataka High Court, a Bengaluru husband and wife, and the family court that first granted the divorce.
- What
- The High Court upheld the divorce and ordered the husband to pay Rs 25 lakh in five equal instalments.
- When
- The family court issued its order in December 2021, and the High Court issued the cited order on August 27.
- Where
- The case involved a Bengaluru couple and was heard by the Karnataka High Court.
- Why
- The couple said their marriage had lost its meaning, their relationship was dead, and nothing remained between them.
- Compensation
- Rs 25 lakh in permanent alimony
- Payment schedule
- Five equal instalments
- Earlier ruling
- A family court dissolved the marriage in December 2021
- High Court action
- The Karnataka High Court confirmed the divorce
- Children
- The couple had no child from the marriage
- Wife's claim
- She said her in-laws opposed the marriage because she belonged to a Scheduled Caste