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MP Court Orders Woman to Pay ₹5,000 Monthly Maintenance to Husband

A family court in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has directed a woman to pay her husband a monthly maintenance of ₹5,000 after their separation. The woman, who owns a beauty parlour, must support her husband, a Class XII graduate, financially.

Manish Zarole, the lawyer for the petitioner, explained the case: “Aman, a resident of Ujjain, met Nandini through a mutual friend in 2020. Although Aman was initially reluctant to marry, Nandini threatened to harm herself if he refused. They eventually married in July 2021 at Arya Samaj Mandir and moved to Indore.”

Aman claimed that soon after their marriage, Nandini and her family started to harass him and forced him to stop his studies. He left their home in September 2021, only two months into the marriage, and returned to his parents’ house. Since then, the couple has lived apart.

The court sided with Aman, 23, who stated that he had to drop out of college due to Nandini’s demands and was currently unemployed. On the other hand, Nandini, 22, is a graduate running a beauty parlour in Indore.

After Aman left, Nandini reported him as missing to the police. Aman responded by filing a harassment complaint against Nandini’s family at a police station in Ujjain. He also sought a divorce and maintenance from the family court.

In December 2021, Nandini accused Aman of domestic violence and filed a case against him in Indore. Aman later petitioned the Indore court to annul their marriage. During a hearing, Nandini expressed her desire to reconcile and save their marriage.

“Nandini misled the court by claiming she was unemployed and that Aman worked,” Zarole stated. “The court found inconsistencies in her statements and dismissed her plea.” The court also ordered Nandini to cover additional litigation costs.

Nandini asserted that she still wanted to save her marriage and mentioned she would disclose more details in a higher court when appealing the decision.

According to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, both men and women can claim maintenance. In 2020, a public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court seeking gender and religion-neutral provisions for maintenance and alimony, awaiting a response from the Central government.

As a result, the court instructed Nandini to pay ₹5,000 per month as maintenance to Aman.

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