IT is your lawyer’s job.

It is decided by courts after considering income of spouse, liabilities, social status, standard of living other spouse before/after marriage, vintage of marriage, number of children , other spouse before/after marriage, if spouse has remarried…………..and facts of the matter place before court.

From your side put up our contentions before court in plaint and convince presiding officer.

I am sending you a few links and you may pick up relevant points…

IN cases of cruelty IT can be a tricky matter... 

Take help of your own very able senior LOCAL counsel of unshakable repute and integrity specializing in Family matters and having successful track record ….. and worth his/her salt …

GO thru;

Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956;

CHAPTER III

MAINTENANCE

18. Maintenance of wife-

https://tcw.nic.in/Acts/Hindu%20adoption%20and%20Maintenance%20Act.pdf

THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955

23-A. Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings.-

24. Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings.-

25. Permanent alimony and maintenance.-

https://highcourtchd.gov.in/hclscc/subpages/pdf_files/4.pdf

An adulterous spouse may not get maintenance ( after court is convinced of charge)..

GO thru Carefully;

Central Government Act

Section 125 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973;

125. Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents.

(4) No Wife shall be entitled to receive an allowance from her husband under this section if she is living in adultery, or if, without any sufficient reason, she refuses to live with her husband, or if they are living separately by mutual consent.

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1056396/

Rest pick up relevant points and more IMp. a very able counsel as already suggested...

NO MAINTENANCE TO CRUEL WIFE

NO MAINTENANCE TO CRUEL WIFE

In the absence of proof regarding domestic violence, wife is not eligible to claim maintenance. Madras HC

https://vinayak.wordpress.com/category/no-maintenance-to-cruel-wife/

Woman deserting husband will still get alimony after divorce: Supreme Court

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/woman-deserting-husband-will-still-get-alimony-after-divorce-supreme-court/articleshow/58056610.cms

EDUCATED WOMAN DENIED ALIMONY AS COURT RULES SHE CAN EARN OWN LIVING

Pune Mirror | Updated: Mar 31, 2016

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic//articleshow/51620462.cms

Jharkhand High Court

Rabindra Kumar vs Usha Devi on 5 March, 2014

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/17386046/

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/LIST-OF-ALL-JUDGEMENTS-WHERE-MAINTENANCE-DENIED-TO-WIVES-86215.asp

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/Useful-SC-and-HC-Judgments-to-help-you-to-deny-maintenance-to-a-Qualified-wife-7847.asp

You can try your luck with above citation.