The Delhi High Court has clarified that maintenance cannot be treated as a perpetual burden that keeps increasing without valid justification. Both husband’s and wife’s changing circumstances must be equally considered, and mere allegations or expectations of higher income are not enough. Brief Facts of the Case The marriage between the parties was solemnized in […]
Summary: The Delhi High Court denied interim maintenance to a well-educated wife who deliberately remained unemployed to extract money from her husband. The court exposed the wife’s WhatsApp chats, where she plotted to stay jobless to secure alimony, proving her bad intent. Despite having a Master’s degree from Australia, prior work experience at KPMG Dubai, […]
Summary The Allahabad High Court ruled that an earning wife cannot claim maintenance from her husband. The court made it clear—men are not ATM machines and should not be forced to pay maintenance when the wife is fully capable of supporting herself. This is a huge victory for men, as it stops financially independent women […]
Summary The Orissa High Court refused to reduce the ₹15,000 per month maintenance that Bhupendra Singh Notey was ordered to pay his estranged wife and daughter. He argued he was unemployed and couldn’t afford it, but the court ruled that he was capable of earning and must continue payments. The judgment highlights how men often […]
Maintenance To Senior Citizens Indian law requires a non-disabled person who has means to maintain and support their parents, which include biological, step-parents and adoptive parents, in a similar manner that a person has to keep his wife and children. However, a special law was enacted for senior citizens – The Maintenance and Welfare Of […]
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