₹22,000 Monthly Maintenance Upheld; Court Says Husband Cannot Escape Liability Without Clear Proof of Desertion: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court, in a packed courtroom on Monday, delivered a clear and firm decision refusing to interfere with a Family Court order directing husband Vivek Kumar Singh of Bhagalpur to pay monthly maintenance to his estranged wife, Pallawi Kumari. The courtroom atmosphere became intense as the bench repeatedly questioned the husband’s justification for claiming “desertion” without any legal declaration. Background of the Dispute The dispute began in 2019…
