Ex-Wife Cannot Claim 20% of Ex-Husband's Income After Receiving Full Divorce Settlement: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that when a husband and wife have entered into a complete divorce settlement under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the husband has fulfilled the agreed lump sum payment, the wife cannot later seek enforcement of a temporary clause for payment of 20% of the husband's annual income if the settlement itself provides that the obligation has ended. The Court clarified that an execution court…
