The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a Family Court order that had dismissed a wife’s maintenance claim solely on the ground that she was a YouTuber earning from reels. Justice Harvir Singh observed that the Family Court concluded that the wife ...
Read MoreThe Delhi High Court modified a Family Court’s maintenance order, reducing the husband’s monthly maintenance payable to his estranged wife from ₹25,000 to ₹17,000. While holding that the husband’s income tax return for AY 2018–19 was the appropriate ...
Read More“Adultery can often be established through circumstantial evidence, provided the circumstances lead logically to that conclusion,” the Court said. The Kerala High Court has recently observed that allegations of adultery in a marriage may ...
Read MoreThe law is well settled that even if a wife has the capability to earn or is earning something, it does not disentitle her from claiming maintenance, the Court said. The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a Muslim husband cannot deny maintenance t...
Read MoreThe law is well settled that even if a wife has the capability to earn or is earning something, it does not disentitle her from claiming maintenance, the Court said. The Kerala High Court recently said that a woman cannot be refused maintenanc...
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who is employed, holds the same professional standing as her husband, and is financially independent is not entitled to maintenance from her estranged spouse. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Ok...
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While opposing maintenance claims, a husband will have to prove that the wife had given up on a profession just for the sake of seeking maintenance, the Court said. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that a wife cannot be prevented from ...
Read MoreThe Court rejected the man’s argument that since he was already married, the woman could not claim the benefits of the DV Act for a live-in relationship. The Chhattisgarh High Court recently confirmed an order requiring a man to pay maintenance...
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The Delhi High Court recently noted that a husband’s cohabitation with another woman and fathering a child with her subjects the wife to domestic violence under the Domestic Violence Act. Justice Subramonium Prasad made this observation while d...
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The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a wife cannot be denied maintenance simply because she seeks a divorce after separating from her husband for legitimate reasons. Justice Amit Mahajan also stressed that a wife’s educational background al...
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