Permanent Alimony Enhanced to ₹50 Lakh While Upholding Divorce of Judicial Officer Couple After Thirteen Years of Separation: Supreme Court

In an important ruling bringing closure to a long-pending matrimonial conflict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the divorce between judicial officer Rohit Vats and his estranged wife Sonia Virk, while increasing the permanent alimony to ₹50 lakh. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta considered the lengthy separation of more than a decade and concluded that the marriage had no possibility of revival. Background Rohit Vats…