Wife Entitled to Maintenance If She Leaves Due to Ill-Treatment: Karnataka High Court
Wife Has Right to Maintenance If She Leaves Due to Harassment: Karnataka High Court The Karnataka High Court has ruled…
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Supreme Court: Woman Can Claim Maintenance from Second Husband Even if First Marriage Isn’t Legally Ended
The Supreme Court held that a woman can claim maintenance from her second husband under Section 125 CrPC, even if her first marriage was not legally ended, as long as the second husband was aware of the previous marriage.
Supreme Court: Woman Can Claim Maintenance from Second Husband Even If First Marriage Isn’t Legally Ended
The Supreme Court ruled that a woman can claim maintenance from her second husband even if her first marriage wasn’t legally dissolved. The decision aims to protect women from financial hardship.
Educated Wives Cannot Be Denied Maintenance, Rules Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court declared that a wife’s education cannot be grounds to deny her maintenance. Justice Bhardwaj emphasized the law’s purpose to prevent destitution and upheld the maintenance awarded by the Family Court.
Allahabad High Court: Magistrate Cannot Issue Arrest Warrant for Non-Payment of Maintenance Without Levying Fine
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that magistrates cannot issue arrest warrants for non-payment of maintenance without first exhausting recovery methods like attaching the defaulter’s property under Section 421 of CrPC.
Madhya Pradesh HC Clarifies Section 125 CrPC: Not for Creating Dependent Individuals Waiting for Spousal Maintenance
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that Section 125 CrPC is not intended to create dependent individuals waiting for maintenance from their spouse. The court reduced the maintenance awarded to the wife, considering her ability to earn an income.