Daughter Without Physical or Mental Disability Not Entitled to Maintenance from Father: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, in a significant ruling, has quashed a maintenance order passed against a senior citizen father who was directed to pay monthly maintenance to his two major unmarried daughters. The Court observed that under Section 488 of the Jammu and Kashmir Code of Criminal Procedure, Svt. 1989, able-bodied adult daughters who do not suffer from any physical or mental disability cannot claim maintenance from their…