Geeta Rani vs Amardeep - Permanent Alimony

Permanent Alimony -The objective of the grant of permanent alimony is to ensure that, in a marriage that does not survive and has one of the two spouses dependent on the other, the dependent spouse is not left without any source of support. At the same time, it is clear that the grant of permanent alimony cannot be a method of punishing the spouse who is asked to pay the said amount. A judicious balance has to be struck between the interests of both parties - Referred to Parvin Kumar Jain v. Anju Jain [Context: SC enhanced the permanent alimony to be paid by the Respondent-husband to the Appellant-wife from 1L to 5L]