Is it compulsory to give alimony in India?

Most divorce alimony is awarded for a particular period of time. So, if you have been the primary bread winner for your spouse and children and your spouse is not able to support himself/herself financially, it is mandatory for you to pay some kind of spousal support.

Is alimony right or wrong?

After divorce either of the spouse has the right to claim alimony. Though not an absolute right, it can be granted by the court depending upon the circumstances and financial conditions of both the spouses. The following are the conditions depending on which alimony is awarded by the court.

What does the expression Dowry donor means and why is 1 crore as Dowry not a surprise?

Answer: When a married women in this country conceives and if she is part of a family looking for a male heir so desperate that even ready to miscarry the foetus – that’s when Dowry takes the first life.

Can husband file 498a case against wife?

3) File case against Wife: Husband can file case against the wife for the threat and blackmailing done by her to file the false section 498A case. The documentation proof and other details are required while filing the case against the wife.

What happens if husband refuses to pay alimony?

What happens if the alimony is not paid on time? Once the court passes the order, the supporting spouse has to pay alimony within the timeline decided. If payments are not made in time, there are consequences; the court can take further action against the spouse, such as penalties.

Is alimony paid forever?

Generally, for short-term marriages (under ten years), permanent alimony lasts no longer than half the length of the marriage, with “marriage” defined as the time between the date of marriage and the date of separation. So, if your marriage lasted eight years, you may expect to pay or receive alimony for four years.

Is dowry and alimony same?

Dowry is not the same thing as alimony. Something that has been and is still used to harass thousands of families, sexually and physically abuse women and murder them, cannot be equated to support for a financially unstable woman after a divorce.

What is the punishment for dowry death in India?

Punishment for Dowry Death is explicitly specified in the Indian Penal Code. It is stated in Section 304-B of Indian Penal Code, of which sub-section (2) specifies the punishment for Dowry Death as ‘imprison­ment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life.’

Should dowry death under section 304-b be punishable by death?

In the 202 nd Law Commission Report, it has been concluded and expressed that though there is a scope for providing death sentence for the offence of dowry death under Section 304-B, there is no substantive reason to do so. They concluded that because there is no warrant, it would not be amended.

Should the offence of dowry death be amended?

It requires amendment in the area of defining and specifying the nature of the offence so that the definition is widened and allows more acts to be charged as offences. If an offence dowry death is just classified under a single category, it may exclude certain cases that may otherwise be considered dowry death.

Is dowry system the bane of Indian society?

Vageshwari is an academician, feminist and activist teaching at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Social evils such as dowry system are the bane of Indian society.