IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO Family Court Appeal No.01 of 2022 Date: 20.02.2026 Between:

XXXXXXXX …Appellant And XXXXXXXX …Respondent And Family Court Appeal No.70 of 2019 Date: 20.02.2026 Between:

XXXXXXXX …Appellant And XXXXXXXX …Respondent COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Lakshman)

Heard Sri Rajagopallavan Tayi, learned counsel for the appellant/husband in F.C.A.No.1 of 2022 and respondent in F.C.A.No.70 of 2019 and Sri Sunil B.Ganu, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri S.Raghuram, learned counsel appearing for respondent/wife in F.C.A.No.1 of 2022 and appellant in F.C.A.No.70 of 2019.

2. Wife filed an application under Section 13(1)(ia) and 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vide F.C.O.P.No.1032 of 2014 against husband seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and also sought for an amount of Rs.50.00 lakhs towards permanent alimony.

3. The marriage of the parties was performed on 07.10.2011. It is an arranged marriage as per Hindu rites and customs. Thereafter, due to disputes between the parties, wife has filed the aforesaid O.P seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty by making several allegations. Husband denied the said allegations.

4. However, to prove the said allegations, wife examined herself as P.W.1 and her mother as P.w.2. She has filed Exs.P1 to P21. To disprove the said allegations, husband examined himself as R.W.1 and filed Exs.R1 to R7.

5. On consideration of the entire evidence, both oral and documentary, the learned Family Court, vide impugned order dated 08.01.2019 in F.C.O.P.No.1032 of 2014 granted decree of divorce dissolving the marriage of the appellant/husband with the respondent/wife that was solemnized on 07.10.2011 and also awarded an amount of Rs.30.00 lakhs towards permanent alimony. Learned Family Court directed the husband to pay the said amount within three months from the said date and also directed him to pay an amount of Rs.2.00 lakhs to the wife towards return of advance deposit paid by her to Manjunath (Flat owner) in H.S.R.Layout, Bangalore, within three months from the said date.

6. Challenging the said order, husband preferred F.C.A.No.1 of 2022 and wife preferred appeal vide F.C.A.No.70 of 2019 seeking enhancement.

7. Vide order dated 14.02.2022 in I.A.No.3 of 2022 in F.C.A.No.1 of 2022, this Court granted interim suspension on the condition of the petitioner/husband depositing Rs.10.00 lakhs in favour of wife/respondent.

8. Learned counsel appearing for husband, on instructions, would submit that husband has already complied with the said order and wife withdrew the said amount. Sri Sunil B.Ganu, learned Senior Counsel appearing for wife also confirms the said fact.

9. Sri Rajagopallavan Tayi, learned counsel appearing for husband, on instructions, would submit that though the husband has preferred F.C.A.No.1 of 2022 challenging the impugned order of learned Family Court including granting of permanent alimony of Rs.30.00 lakhs to the wife, decree of divorce, he is restricting his relief to the extent of grant of an amount of Rs.30.00 lakhs by the learned Family Court to the wife, towards permanent alimony.

10. In the light of the same, we are confining the present appeals only to the extent of permanent alimony as claimed by the wife and as awarded by the learned Family Court.

11. Perusal of record would reveal that wife was working in Capgemini Technology Services India Limited since 06.11.2013 and presently she is designated as an Expert II/Senior Manager II.

12. Husband was working in U.S.A as Principal Data Scientist at Safeway International at the time of filing of the said O.P. Presently he is working in the said company. However, both the husband and wife did not file statements of assets before the learned Family in the aforesaid O.P.

13. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties, this Court directed the parties to file st