Overview
- Justice M. Nagaprasanna said the ceiling fixed in 2007 no longer reflects costs, noting the cost inflation index has risen from 129 to 363.
- The High Court set aside a tribunal’s ₹5 lakh lump-sum award as outside the Act’s scope and remitted the case for fresh consideration.
- The order directs maintenance of ₹10,000 per month from April 2021 and, pending new tribunal orders, requires ₹30,000 per month to each parent from September 2025.
- The court asked its Registrar to forward the recommendation to the Additional Solicitor General so it reaches the Ministry of Finance for Parliamentary review.
- Any revision of the cap requires Union or Parliamentary action, and a 2019 proposal to remove the limit was never enacted.