New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Alimony cannot be granted to a financially self-sufficient spouse, the Delhi High Court ruled last week, media reports said.

The bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said on during a hearing on Friday that judicial discretion under Section 25 (of Hindu Marriage Act) cannot be exercised to award alimony where the applicant is financially self-sufficient and independent, reported the Hindustan Times.

Alimony for life is intended as a form of social justice, not as a means to enrich or bring two capable individuals to parity financially.

The family court in 2023 granted the husband a divorce and denied alimony.

The woman stated that she was not opposed to the divorce, but with her retire...