The Bombay High Court ruled that a woman’s earning does not disqualify her from receiving maintenance. If her income is insufficient to maintain the lifestyle she had during marriage, the husband must provide support.
In a case dating back to 2017, the Calcutta High Court directed a decorated husband to pay ₹2 lakh monthly as interim relief to his journalist wife, even though domestic violence charges were not proven.
The Supreme Court denied maintenance to a working wife with a sufficient salary while awarding ₹30,00,000 for child maintenance in the divorce case between Kusum Bhatia and Sagar Sethi.
The Supreme Court ruled that a working wife with a sufficient salary is not entitled to maintenance. However, it awarded ₹30 lakhs for the daughter’s care and upheld the divorce, citing irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
