Current Husband Testifies for Ex, Woman Loses 17-Year Alimony Battle

• Mumbai Magistrate Court dismissed a woman's 17-year-old domestic violence and compensation plea against her first husband.
• Her current husband testified in court, confirming their marriage, which was a decisive factor in the dismissal.
• The woman had alleged physical, mental, and financial abuse, and that her first husband was already married when they wed in 2005.
• An interim alimony of 3,200 rupees per month was ordered in 2009, but the final plea was rejected.
• Magistrate B.N. Chikne ruled that remarriage nullifies the right to alimony from the ex-husband.

Why It Matters: Remarriage ends alimony rights from an ex-spouse, as a Mumbai court ruled in a 17-year case.