Listed below are few judgments which deal with maintenance and alimony under Hindu Marriage Act.

Supreme Court

1. Chand Dhawan Vs Jawaharlal Dhawan on 11 Jun 1993 [Alimony may be granted in any case where a decree is passed/allowed]
2. Ruchi Agarwal Vs Amit Kumar Agrawal and Ors on 5 Nov 2004 [Once MCD done with no future claims, maintenance cannot be claimed later]
3. Rameshchandra Rampratapji Daga Vs Rameshwari Rameshchandra Daga on 13 Dec 2004 [Alimony can be granted in a null and void marriage]
4. Sukhdev Singh Vs Sukhbir Kaur on 12 Feb 2025 [Full Bench decides the Reference: Alimony can be granted in a null and void marriage; upholds Chand Dhawan Vs Jawaharlal Dhawan on 11 Jun 1993 and Rameshchandra Rampratapji Daga Vs Rameshwari Rameshchandra Daga on 13 Dec 2004 and overrules other judgments]
5. Parvin Kumar Jain Vs Anju Jain on 10 Dec 2024 [Instances of the appellant’s deliberate attempts to mislead the judicial process. He withheld critical financial documents and selectively disclosed information to conceal the full extent of his wealth; False representations by the appellant regarding his property and income; Demonstrated a pattern of deliberate suppression of material facts and assets]
6. Rinku Baheti Vs Sandesh Sharda on 19 Dec 2024 [Settlement and MCD at 12 Crores]
7. Rina Kumari Vs Dinesh Kumar Mahto and Anr on 10 Jan 2025 [Being successful in RCR case doesn’t automatically disqualify the wife from maintenance under 125 CrPC/144 BNSS]

Allahabad High Court

1. Archana Sharma Vs Mukesh Kumar Sharma on 22 September, 2014 [Permanent Alimony is denied]
2. Arti Tiwari Vs Sanjay Kumar Tiwari on 04 Sep 2024 [Deserting wife is not entitled for Permanent Alimony]
3. Dr. Garima Dubey and Ors Vs Dr. Saurabh Anand Dubey on 21 Apr 2026 

Andhra Pradesh High Court

1. Guntamukkala Naga Venkata Kanaka Durga Nagamani Vs Guntamukkala Eswar Sudhakar on 19 October, 2012 [Permanent Alimony is denied]

Bombay High Court

1. Mr M Vs Mrs M on 7 February 2014 [Permanent Alimony is denied]
2. Vijayashree Ganesh Ingle Vs Dr Nishant Arvind Kale on 08 Jan 2021 [Permanent Alimony application can be either oral or written]
3. Rajkumar Amruthrao Guddadigi Vs Shilaja Rajkumar Guddadigi on 04 Jan 2024 [The mere fact that she is residing in the matrimonial home is not a pretext to disentitle her to a reasonable amount of maintenance under sec 24 HMA]

Delhi High Court

1. Bharat Hegde vs Saroj Hegde on 24 April, 2007
2. Pradeep Kumar Vs. Ratna Sharma on 3 July, 2009
3. Rani Sethi vs Sunil Sethi on 31 Mar 2011 [Wife ordered to pay maintenance to Husband u/s 24 HMA, along with litigation expenses and a car for his usage]
4. Sujit Kumar Vs Vandana on 08 Aug 2016 [Based on Bharat Hegde above from 2007]
5. Rupali Gupta Vs Rajat Gupta on 5 September, 2016
6. Kirti Nagpal Vs Rohit Girdhar on 12 February, 2019 [Highly qualified Working wife not entitled to HMA 24]
7. Mahima Chaturvedi Vs Deepak Malhotra on 26 Jul 2021 [Relies on K.N Vs R.G from Delhi HC]
8. Poonam Sethi Vs Sanjay Sethi on 07 Jan 2022 []
9. Niharika Kundu Vs Shankar Ghosh on 12 Sep 2023 [Highly qualified Working wife not entitled to HMA 24; Quotes Rupali and Mamta]
10. Anju and Anr Vs Rinku Dahiya on 11 Oct 2023 [HMA 24 is not to equalize the parties; If NRIs involved, PPPI (Purchase Power Parity Index) has to be used; Interim Maintenance reduced]
11. Nikhat Parveen Vs Rafiqui and Ors on 17 Oct 2023 [Biological father liable to pay maintenance]
12. Rita Raj Vs Pabitra Roy Chaudhuri on 17 Oct 2025 [Permanent Alimony is denied for independent wife]
13. Vikaramjeet Rana Vs The State of NCT of Delhi and Anr on 6 Nov 2025 [Rent maintenance under DV Act cannot continue after wife acquires property]

Karnataka High Court

1. XXX Vs YYY on 27 July, 2017 (Maintenance granted from Date of Application instead from Date of Order) (Had to redact the names and addresses of the parties on the Orders of Karnataka High Court)
2. K.Harish Kumar Vs Vanathy Rajkumar on 24 Apr 2024 [Bank statements and IT return to be produced by wife, as per Rajnesh Vs Neha]
3. H P Komala Vs N Ravikumar on 29 Jul 2024 (Stay of divorce proceedings until arrears of interim maintenance is paid)

Madhya Pradesh High Court

1. Mamta Jaiswal Vs Rajesh Jaiswal on 24 March, 2000 [Highly qualified wife not entitled to HMA 24]

Madras High Court

1. Amarnath Vs J.Remabarathi on 22 Aug 2025 [Wife Holding Immovable Properties & Substantial Income Does Not Need Interim Maintenance To Live Comfortably]

Punjab & Haryana High Court

1. Sangeeta Sekhri Vs Sharat Sekhri and Anr on 27 Sep 2022 [Wife was living in adultery not entitled to maintenance u/s 25 HMA]

Telangana High Court

1. Sreenivas Motupalli Vs Anjana Taggarse Motupalli on 15 Oct 2024 [Wife Holding Immovable Properties & Substantial Income Does Not Need Interim Maintenance]

Index of all Maintenance judgments is here.