Hyderabad, July 29 -- Ruling that a divorced woman seeking permanent alimony must apply under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Telangana High Court has rejected a woman's Rs 50 lakh alimony plea.

The relief, the court added, cannot be sought through provisions of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC).

'Proper procedure was not followed'

While upholding the family court's divorce order, a division bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao observed that the woman had not filed the application required under the Hindu Marriage Act for claiming permanent alimony. She had also not submitted proof of her husband's income and assets, the bench said. Thus, the failure to follow the prescribed legal procedure was a major lapse, it said....