In Brief
Deep Mala appealed against concurrent findings in her divorce case against Deepak Kumar Gupta. The Supreme Court, with assistance of mediation by senior counsel, settled the dispute by directing the respondent to pay a one-time lump sum of ₹5,00,000 within three months, with interim maintenance of ₹7,000 monthly continuing until payment. Upon payment, all maintenance liabilities and future claims cease. The contempt petition was dismissed and the parties were directed to withdraw any pending proceedings to end the matrimonial dispute.
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