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Living abroad does not automatically protect an NRI husband from maintenance claims in India.But can Indian courts pass orders without proper jurisdiction and financial proof? Read the full legal position. NEW DELHI: When an NRI marriage collapses, the first shock is emotional.The second is legal.The third is financial — and often international. The most common […]
The Calcutta High Court on Friday set aside an order for monthly interim maintenance of Rs 80,000, previously granted by the trial court to a wife. Justice Suvra Ghosh noted that the wife had already received Rs 32 lakhs from the husband under a memorandum of understanding and was employed herself. The court held: Given […]
Court: High Court At Calcutta Bench: Justice Suvra Ghosh Vishnu Saraf Vs Aashita Singhania Nee Saraf on 10 January, 2025 Law Point: Earning Wife who takes half money of Settlement is not entitled for maintenance u/s 125 CrPC JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner who is the husband of the opposite party is aggrieved by the order […]
Supreme Court in a significant ruling held that a wife is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., even if she refuses to live with her husband despite a decree of restitution of conjugal rights. Thus a husband filing Restitution of Conjugal Rights case is now futile. The bench of CJI Sanjiv […]
Laws Related To Maintenance In India I wrote an article about how multiple maintenance provisions are a paradise for Hindu wives. I have been asked time and again, what are the other laws related to maintenance in India, specifically for different religions, including Muslim Women? It was a misconception that Muslim Women could not seek […]
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