Wife Hides Income, Loses Maintenance Claim: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sends Strong Message Under Section 125 CrPC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court denied maintenance to a wife who concealed her job, income, and assets while seeking…

Allahabad High Court Allows Lawyer Wife’s Education Expenses As Interim Maintenance, Draws Adverse Inference Against Farmer Husband For Non-Disclosure Of Income

The Allahabad High Court upheld interim maintenance for a wife’s education expenses and held that courts can presume income concealment…

The Delhi High Court ruled that keeping one child with the husband does not cancel his duty to maintain the…

The Madras High Court called live-in relationships a cultural shock and suggested granting women the status of “wife” to protect…

The J&K & Ladakh High Court has quashed a 498A and Dowry Act FIR, holding that cruelty allegations cannot be…

Allahabad High Court has held that wife’s maintenance can go up to 25% of husband’s income and upheld an increase…

The Kerala High Court Full Bench has ruled that a Hindu wife can enforce maintenance rights against her husband’s immovable…

The Supreme Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate even if she became…

The Allahabad High Court set aside a Family Court order denying maintenance to a wife and awarding a very low…

Delhi High Court held that a wife cannot be presumed to be earning without proof while deciding interim maintenance. The…