Taxi driver brings Rs 80,000 in coins to Coimbatore family court to pay interim alimony to wife
The 37-year-old, who drives his own car as a taxi to make a living, took the unusual step after he was ordered to pay an interim maintenance amount of ?2 lakh by the court. In videos posted on social media, the man can be seen unloading some twenty coin bags from his car.
At a time when maintenance to an estranged wife after divorce continues to ignite a strong debate over its fairness, a rather unusual incident has surfaced from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore. On Wednesday, a man went to the family court in Coimbatore carrying bundles of coins totalling ?80,000.
Man brings Rs 80,000 worth coins to court
The 37-year-old, who drives his own car as a taxi to make a living, took the unusual step after he was ordered to pay an interim maintenance amount of ?2 lakh by the court.
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In videos posted on social media, the man can be seen unloading some twenty coin bags from his car.
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Court says no to coins
However, when he went to the court with the coins, the judge reportedly asked him to pay the alimony in currency notes and added that the remaining ?1.2 lakh should be paid within the stipulated timeframe.
According to reports, the man appeared before the court again on Thursday and settled the maintenance amount in currency notes.
SC guidelines on alimony amount
Earlier, amid the outrage over the death of Atul Subhash, a Bengaluru-based techie who died by suicide, the Supreme Court had issued an 8-point guideline on how the permanent alimony amount should be calculated in divorce cases.
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According to the SC, the following factors should be taken into account while deciding the permanent alimony amount:
- Status of the parties, social and financial.
- Reasonable needs of the wife and the dependent children.
- Parties' individual qualifications and employment statuses.
- Independent income or assets owned by the applicant.
- Standard of life enjoyed by the wife in the matrimonial home.
- Any employment sacrifices made for family responsibilities.
- Reasonable litigation costs for a non-working wife.
- Financial capacity of the husband, his income, maintenance obligations, and liabilities.
The SC, however, added that these factors do not lay down a straitjacket formula but act as guidelines while deciding permanent alimony.
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