Healthy Husband Must Support Wife: Gauhati High Court
Shruti Mahapatra
The Gauhati High Court ruled that a healthy and able-bodied husband cannot escape his legal duty to maintain his wife under Section 125 CrPC. The Court rejected excuses of unemployment,…
Gauhati High Court ruling
Husband Must Support Wife If He Is Healthy and Capable: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has ruled that a husband who is healthy and capable of earning is legally required to support his wife. The court dismissed claims of unemployment as…
Bigamy Not Allowed in Hindu Religion; Second Wife Not Entitled to Family Pension: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court ruled that bigamy is not recognized in Hindu law, and as such, a second wife is not entitled to a family pension if the first wife…