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Father’s Duty To Maintain Child Is Absolute Despite Mother’s Employment: Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance, Says Loans And Family Liabilities Are Secondary
High Court Apr 20, 2026

Father’s Duty To Maintain Child Is Absolute Despite Mother’s Employment: Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance, Says Loans And Family Liabilities Are Secondary

Despite earning mother, existing debts and dependent family members, the Uttarakhand High Court upheld the father’s obligation to pay maintenance. Are fathers being seen only as providers, not as individuals facing genuine hardship? NAINITAL: In a recent judgment, Justice Ashish Naithani of the Uttarakhand High Court dealt with a case where a father challenged an…
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22-Year-Old Engineering Student Liable To Maintain His 31-Year-Old Wife: P&H High Court Holds Husband’s Ability To Earn Overrides Plea Of No Income
High Court Apr 14, 2026

22-Year-Old Engineering Student Liable To Maintain His 31-Year-Old Wife: P&H High Court Holds Husband’s Ability To Earn Overrides Plea Of No Income

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld maintenance despite the husband being a minor at the time of marriage, a student, and having no proven income. When the husband’s earning capacity is presumed without proof, why is the wife’s earning ability or financial backing not equally examined? Husband Maintain: The Punjab and Haryana High Court,…

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Practising Advocate Wife Still Entitled to Maintenance, Even After Divorce: Gujarat High Court Says LLB Degree No Ground to Refuse Relief
High Court Apr 13, 2026

Practising Advocate Wife Still Entitled to Maintenance, Even After Divorce: Gujarat High Court Says LLB Degree No Ground to Refuse Relief

The Gujarat High Court, while considering the husband’s remarriage and additional responsibilities, still maintained his obligation towards his practising advocate ex-wife. If a legally divorced man remarries and has a second family, why does his financial burden still remain unchanged? AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar, dealt…

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Maintenance Dete Raho, Shaanti Se Baitho, Khush Raho: Supreme Court Tells Husband Living Away from Wife for 16 Years, Refuses His Divorce Plea
Supreme Court Apr 11, 2026

Maintenance Dete Raho, Shaanti Se Baitho, Khush Raho: Supreme Court Tells Husband Living Away from Wife for 16 Years, Refuses His Divorce Plea

Can a husband be denied divorce even after 16 years of separation and paying ₹15,000 per month as maintenance? Why did the Supreme Court say “keep paying ₹15,000 and be happy” instead? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has refused to grant divorce to a 54-year-old man who has been living separately from his…

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Husband’s Financial Incapacity Ignored: Gujarat High Court Upholds 660-Day Sentence, Reaffirms Legal & Ethical Duty to Maintain Wife and Children
High Court Apr 9, 2026

Husband’s Financial Incapacity Ignored: Gujarat High Court Upholds 660-Day Sentence, Reaffirms Legal & Ethical Duty to Maintain Wife and Children

The Gujarat High Court refused to interfere with a 660-day sentence for maintenance default. When inability to pay is openly acknowledged, does the law distinguish between financial incapacity and intentional neglect? AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court, in a judgment dated 06 April 2026, delivered by Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar, dismissed a husband’s revision plea and…

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22-Year-Old Engineering Student Liable To Maintain His 31-Year-Old Wife: P&H High Court Holds Husband’s Ability To Earn Overrides Plea Of No Income
High Court Apr 14, 2026 0

22-Year-Old Engineering Student Liable To Maintain His 31-Year-Old Wife: P&H High Court Holds Husband’s Ability To Earn Overrides Plea Of No Income

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld maintenance despite the husband being a minor at the time of marriage, a student, and having no proven income. When the husband’s earning capacity is presumed without proof, why is the wife’s earning ability or financial backing not equally examined? Husband Maintain: The Punjab and Haryana High Court,…

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Practising Advocate Wife Still Entitled to Maintenance, Even After Divorce: Gujarat High Court Says LLB Degree No Ground to Refuse Relief
High Court Apr 13, 2026 0

Practising Advocate Wife Still Entitled to Maintenance, Even After Divorce: Gujarat High Court Says LLB Degree No Ground to Refuse Relief

The Gujarat High Court, while considering the husband’s remarriage and additional responsibilities, still maintained his obligation towards his practising advocate ex-wife. If a legally divorced man remarries and has a second family, why does his financial burden still remain unchanged? AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar, dealt…

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Maintenance Dete Raho, Shaanti Se Baitho, Khush Raho: Supreme Court Tells Husband Living Away from Wife for 16 Years, Refuses His Divorce Plea
Supreme Court Apr 11, 2026 0

Maintenance Dete Raho, Shaanti Se Baitho, Khush Raho: Supreme Court Tells Husband Living Away from Wife for 16 Years, Refuses His Divorce Plea

Can a husband be denied divorce even after 16 years of separation and paying ₹15,000 per month as maintenance? Why did the Supreme Court say “keep paying ₹15,000 and be happy” instead? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has refused to grant divorce to a 54-year-old man who has been living separately from his…

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Husband’s Financial Incapacity Ignored: Gujarat High Court Upholds 660-Day Sentence, Reaffirms Legal & Ethical Duty to Maintain Wife and Children
High Court Apr 9, 2026 0

Husband’s Financial Incapacity Ignored: Gujarat High Court Upholds 660-Day Sentence, Reaffirms Legal & Ethical Duty to Maintain Wife and Children

The Gujarat High Court refused to interfere with a 660-day sentence for maintenance default. When inability to pay is openly acknowledged, does the law distinguish between financial incapacity and intentional neglect? AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court, in a judgment dated 06 April 2026, delivered by Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar, dismissed a husband’s revision plea and…

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