India, Oct. 8 -- A Delhi court has ordered the recovery of the first floor of a house in Hapur from an estranged wife after observing that she had acted dishonestly and violated the terms of a 2022 divorce settlement with her husband. The order, passed by Dr. Savitri of the Shahdara family court on September 16, also directed the police to assist the husband in recovering possession of the property.

The court was hearing a plea filed by the husband through advocate Manish Bhadauria, who alleged that his estranged wife had breached the terms of their divorce agreement, under which he paid her Rs.11 lakh as a full and final settlement amount. Despite receiving the payment, the woman allegedly trespassed into his Hapur property and occupied...