Separate application necessary for permanent alimony under Section 25 HMA: Telangana High Court grants divorce to estranged couple

The Telangana High Court has held that permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be granted in the absence of a specific application seeking such relief. The Court further held that disputed questions regarding return of gold ornaments and settlement amount cannot be adjudicated for the first time in appeal when such claims were neither pleaded nor proved before the Family Court.

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