A Mangaluru doctor who was granted Rs 2 crore as permanent alimony from her husband after their divorce has now seen that amount cut down to Rs 50 lakh, after the Karnataka High Court agreed with her husband that the figure fixed by the Family Court was too high for a wife who earns her own living.
The Karnataka High Court, however, upheld the divorce itself, rejecting the husband's appeal to have the decree of divorce set aside. The court found that the husband had subjected his wife to sustained physical and mental cruelty during their marriage, and that this finding by the Family Court did not need to be disturbed.
