Husband Is Innocent And Cruelty Was Not Established; Still Wife’s Claim Of Maintenance Cannot Be Denied: Bombay High Court
Can a husband be ordered to pay maintenance even when he wasn’t guilty of cruelty? Bombay High Court says Yes, holding that a wife’s right to maintenance does not depend solely on the husband’s fault. NAGPUR: Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed a husband’s revision petition challenging a…