By Admin 
In today’s time, alimony has become a big legal issue in cases of divorce or separation of husband and wife. Often the husband has to bear the responsibility of maintaining the wife and children. One such surprising case has come to light, in which a man once earned an annual salary of around Rs 6 crore, but now after the court order, he will have to pay around Rs 5 crore to his wife.
This matter is related to Singapore. This person, a resident of Canada, was working as a senior executive in the Singapore office of a multinational company. In 2013, he shifted to Singapore with his wife and four children. Its annual income in the year 2023 was more than S$860,000, which is approximately Rs 6.13 crore in Indian currency.
Husband left wife and started living with another woman
According to media reports, in August 2023, the man left his wife and children and started living with another woman. After this, he proposed to give alimony to his wife of S$20,000 every month i.e. about Rs 15.5 lakh. This also included house rent, children’s school fees and transportation expenses. Later this amount was reduced to S$11,000 i.e. about Rs 7.7 lakh.
Wife moved court
Describing this arrangement as inadequate, the wife filed a maintenance application in the court on 2 October 2023 under the Women’s Charter Act of Singapore. The woman said that her husband did not provide her adequate financial support after leaving the family.
Husband left his job and returned to the country
A few days after the maintenance application was filed in the court, on October 9, 2023, the husband resigned from his job. In January 2024, he left Singapore and went back to Canada. During this time, the court also issued an arrest warrant against him, which was later canceled when he attended the virtual hearing.
Divorce petition and husband’s argument
In April 2024, the wife also filed a divorce petition. The husband claimed in the court that his image was tarnished because of his wife, due to which he had to leave the job. However, the court did not accept this argument.
Big decision of the court, order to give 5 crores
The court, while giving its verdict after the hearing, said that the total maintenance amount from September 2023 to September 2025 comes to S$788,300. In Indian currency this amount is approximately Rs 5 crore. The court also accepted that the husband deliberately tried to avoid maintenance by leaving his job. However, the husband had already paid S$154,383 i.e. about Rs 1 crore. Even now he will have to pay approximately Rs 4 crore to his wife.
Appeal in higher court, relief for now
The husband has filed an appeal in the higher court against this decision. The order for lump sum payment has been put on hold until the decision on the appeal is made. That means at present he will not have to pay the money immediately as per the order of the lower court.