The four-year court fight between a techie couple has taken a costly turn. In exchange for consenting to a mutually agreed divorce, the woman, an IT expert, is asking Rs 50 lakh from her estranged husband, who is also a techie. After getting married in 2019, the couple, who are both in their mid-thirties, have been apart since 2021.
The argument started when the woman protested the limitations placed on her freedom, social activities, and attire by her in-laws. She wanted to wear the clothes she loved, go to parties late at night, and drink things that her conservative husband and his family didn't appreciate. While the husband relocated to Pune, the woman stayed in bhopal with no hope of reunion.
Shail Awasthi, a family court counselor, claims that the woman first filed a case under Section 125 CrPC (maintenance) and Section 498A of the IPC (dowry harassment), both of which were dismissed. Later, when the husband filed for divorce, she petitioned the court under Section 9 of the Hindu marriage Act to restore their marital rights.
The woman now claims that only if she receives Rs 50 lakh will she submit to a divorce by mutual consent. Despite her husband's insistence that she work from home, she says she is currently unemployed.
"We regularly witness one spouse requesting money to resolve marital conflicts. According to Awasthi, "such demands are now quite common, but the amount depends on the economic status."
Divorce Demand
To get a mutually agreeable divorce settlement, the techie wife asks for Rs 50 lakh.
Living apart since 2021, the couple split up due to differences in their lifestyles.
The court rejected the woman's dowry and maintenance cases.
In contrast to her court claim, her husband asserts that she continues to work from home.
The argument started when the woman protested the limitations placed on her freedom, social activities, and attire by her in-laws. She wanted to wear the clothes she loved, go to parties late at night, and drink things that her conservative husband and his family didn't appreciate. While the husband relocated to Pune, the woman stayed in bhopal with no hope of reunion.
Shail Awasthi, a family court counselor, claims that the woman first filed a case under Section 125 CrPC (maintenance) and Section 498A of the IPC (dowry harassment), both of which were dismissed. Later, when the husband filed for divorce, she petitioned the court under Section 9 of the Hindu marriage Act to restore their marital rights.
The woman now claims that only if she receives Rs 50 lakh will she submit to a divorce by mutual consent. Despite her husband's insistence that she work from home, she says she is currently unemployed.
"We regularly witness one spouse requesting money to resolve marital conflicts. According to Awasthi, "such demands are now quite common, but the amount depends on the economic status."
Divorce Demand
To get a mutually agreeable divorce settlement, the techie wife asks for Rs 50 lakh.
Living apart since 2021, the couple split up due to differences in their lifestyles.
The court rejected the woman's dowry and maintenance cases.
In contrast to her court claim, her husband asserts that she continues to work from home.
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