The Delhi High Court on Friday held that grant of alimony “is not automatic” and without a finding of a financial hardship, it cannot be granted where the spouse is “financially self-sufficient”.

The court was hearing a plea filed by a woman, employed as a Group ‘A’ officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service. As per the order dated October 17, she sought permanent alimony and compensation from her husband, who is an advocate, after their divorce.

Married in 2010, the couple lived together only for a year. The marriage was dissolved by a family court in August 2023 on grounds of cruelty.

The woman also challenged the family’s court finding of cruelty inflicted by her on her husband, based on which it had refused alimony.

Taking into account that the woman “did not appear to be avers

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