Recently, the suicide of a software engineer has shocked the whole country. Meanwhile, in another case, the Supreme Court has directed the husband to pay his wife alimony of Rs 5 crore. This decision has come at a time when the suicide case of Atul Subhash is being discussed. He committed suicide after being troubled by various cases filed by his wife and made many shocking revelations in his suicide note.
According to sources, in the present case, the husband and wife have been living separately for the last two decades. They were together for only six years after marriage. The wife says that the husband’s behavior was inappropriate, while the husband alleges that the wife was insensitive and her behavior towards the family was not good. Due to living separately for a long time, the court considered that the marriage had completely dissolved. Although there were many issues of interim maintenance in the case, the court felt the need for permanent alimony given the complete dissolution of the marriage.
During the hearing, the court clarified that the determination of permanent alimony should be such that it is not punitive for the husband but provides the wife with a respectable standard of living. A lump sum settlement of 5 crore was ordered for the husband to pay to the wife as permanent alimony. Also, he was asked to make a provision of Rs 1 crore for the child.
The entire case of Atul Subhash
Subhash’s body was found hanging from a noose in his home in Bangalore’s Manjunath Layout area. A placard was also found hanging in his room, which read, Justice is yet to be delivered. Subhash made a video of one and a half hours before committing suicide, in which he mentioned all the circumstances that forced him to take this step.
He accused his estranged wife, Nikita Singhania, and her family of instigating him to commit suicide. Apart from this, he has also left a 24-page suicide note in which he mentioned the tensions after marriage, several cases registered against him, and harassment by his wife, relatives, and a judge of Uttar Pradesh.
