Delhi High Court Allows Spouses to Sue Third Parties for Alienation of Affection

The Delhi High Court is set to deliver a judgment allowing couples to file suits for alienation of affection against third parties who interfere with their marital relationship, enabling compensation claims.

A video of a High Court advocate explaining the ruling, using the example of a mother-in-law disrupting her child’s marriage, has gone viral. She explained that to succeed in such a claim, the spouse must prove the third party’s intent to damage the marriage.

Furthermore, it must be shown that their actions directly caused the breakdown of the marriage and that genuine love and affection existed before this interference, which subsequently led to its destruction.