Gujarat High Court Upholds Divorce in Onion–Garlic Marital Dispute, Orders Maintenance Payout

Overview

• A division bench of Justices Sangeeta Vishen and Nisha Thakore dismissed the wife's appeal on November 27 after she stopped opposing dissolution.
• The High Court affirmed the Ahmedabad family court's May 2024 decree, shifting the focus to compliance with alimony obligations.
• The court recorded total outstanding maintenance of Rs 13,02,000, noting Rs 2,72,000 received as interim maintenance and Rs 4,27,000 earlier deposited.
• It directed transfer of the verified deposited sum to the wife and ordered the husband to deposit the remaining balance with the family court for payment.
• The couple married in 2002, with separate cooking for the wife's no-onion, no-garlic practice preceding her 2007 departure and the husband's 2013 divorce filing after a complaint at a Mahila police station.