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Delhi High Court rules that Stridhan gifts are not income and cannot be used to deny a wife maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. Read the full judgment.
Allahabad High Court rules that a financially independent, earning woman is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. Court sets aside family court order, stresses hones…
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a major unmarried daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father under Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The Co…
Allahabad High Court rules that an able-bodied husband must support his wife even if unemployed, upholding a ₹2,500 monthly maintenance order. Court says physical labour and minim…
Kerala High Court rules that husbands cannot escape maintenance by citing loan repayments or personal savings. Court holds that the welfare of wife and children under Section 125 …