2024-07-25 12:04:06
After the divorce of Natasha Stankovic and Hardik Pandya, people are saying all kinds of things about the actress. She is being accused of leaving her mother’s house with 13 million dollars and her son. She is even being called a gold digger. But there is nothing new in this, because in the case of divorce, which is still considered a taboo in Indian society, fingers are often pointed at women.
Highlights
- When Natasha Stankovic got divorced from Hardik Pandya, people started taunting the actress
- Natasha Stankovic left for Serbia with her son without taking her legal rights i.e. alimony
- Even today women are considered responsible for divorce in society and fingers are pointed at them
‘Make a child with a rich guy, marry him and then divorce him. This is a great startup idea without any cost…’, ‘She left India with her son and 13 million dollars, so that she can live a luxurious life without doing anything at her home in Serbia.’ There has been a flood of such comments on social media for Serbian model Natasha Stankovic, the ex-wife of cricketer Hardik Pandya who recently separated from him. Especially since the discussion has started that Natasha will now be entitled to 70 percent of Hardik’s property, some are calling her a gold digger, while according to some, she was not worthy of Hardik. Imagine, at such a time, when Natasha is struggling with the pain of her home breaking, how difficult this trolling will be for her, but this is nothing new. In the case of divorce, which is still considered taboo in Indian society, fingers are often pointed at women. They are also shamed a lot for their right to alimony and maintenance given by law.
Fingers were also raised on Suzanne
Seeing Natasha being trolled over the alimony, the matter of Hrithik-Sussanne’s divorce, which happened 11 years ago, comes back to mind. Similarly, at that time, there were strong rumours of Sussanne getting a huge alimony of 380 crores from Hrithik. Even then, people had put Sussanne in the dock. Whereas, Hrithik himself had expressed his displeasure by calling this news false. He himself tweeted that all these are fabricated news, his close ones are being humiliated through this and their patience is being tested. Despite this, even today, many reports keep coming that their divorce is the most expensive. Apart from this, such discussions are also heard with relish about the alimony received by Karisma Kapoor from her husband Sanjay Kapoor, Amrita Singh from Saif Ali Khan and Aamir Khan’s first wife Reena Dutta.
Alimony is a legal right of a woman
Not only celebrities, but even in ordinary families, women who ask for alimony or maintenance are abused. Whereas, in reality, it is their legal right. Supreme Court senior advocate Rekha Agarwal says that even in ordinary divorce cases, when the matter of maintenance and alimony comes up, similar things are said that she robbed so much money. The only reason for marriage was that she left him penniless. Whereas, this should not happen at all, because it is her legal right. In both Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act, the law has given the right to maintenance in case of separation and alimony after divorce, but it is not that the girl will get whatever she asks for. For that, both the boy and the girl have to declare their movable and immovable property and income. The court decides alimony and maintenance on the basis of all these parameters – the boy’s property, income, who all are dependent on him, if he has a child, with whom is he living. It is not that after divorce the wife will automatically take away 50%. Another important thing here is that there are two types of divorce. The first one is mutual, in which both the parties decide everything by mutual consent. Whereas, the second one is fought in the court. In the case which is fought, the court hears the claims of both the parties and decides the alimony or alimony on the basis of their movable and immovable property. Whereas, in mutual the court has no role at all. In that, if the girl wants, she may not take even a single rupee as alimony or if the boy wants, he can transfer everything to her name.
Women keep dragging their heels
Regarding alimony cases of common people, Rekha Agarwal says, ‘These rights in the law have been made very thoughtfully and after careful scrutiny. There are many different provisions in them. For example, the allowances or alimony of these celebrities are higher because according to the Supreme Court, the girl has the right to live the same life that she was living in her husband’s house even after divorce. On the other hand, if she earns on her own and is settled, then her alimony is reduced. By the way, in common cases, apart from celebrities, most women have to struggle a lot to get alimony. Court cases go on for years. Then, tired and tired, women settle for half of the alimony they demand. On top of that, if the couple has a daughter, then the father is not ready to take her. In most cases, the mother takes her custody. Even if the child is less than five years old, the mother gets her custody. Just imagine, if in such a situation the woman does not get any allowance or alimony then how complicated her future life will become.
Men also get alimony
Although alimony is generally given to the wife, but in some circumstances the husband can also demand alimony. Such a situation arises when the wife’s income is more and the husband’s income is less or the husband is unemployed. Then the husband has to give an affidavit in the court to prove that his wife earns more than him or she is financially incapable.
In foreign countries everything is divided in half
Amidst the news of Natasha being given 70% of Hardik’s property as alimony, an old video of Hardik is also going viral, in which he is telling that he has named all his property in his mother’s name, so that in future he does not have to give 50% share to his wife (in case of divorce). But Rekha says, it is not written anywhere in our law that the girl will take 50% of the property. It happens in America that in case of divorce, the property of both husband and wife is automatically divided in half. If reports are to be believed, this trend has also been seen in the US that women there are richer than men despite less salary, due to the alimony received from divorce.
About the Author
Upma Singh has 17 years of experience in journalism. She reached Navbharat Times after sharing her experience from Amar Ujala Lucknow and Dainik Bhaskar Ludhiana. Currently, she is working as an Assistant Editor in NBT Mumbai. Cinema is her love, passion and profession, so she has a deep understanding of topics related to cinema and film personalities. She also writes sharply on gender equality and women’s issues. For this, she has also been honored with the Ladli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity. Read more
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