Delay In Providing Financial Support Undermines Dignity Of Dependent Wife And Child: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, in a significant judgment on maintenance rights, ruled that delay in financial support amounts to denial of dignity for the dependent wife and child. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stressed that “financial support delayed is dignity denied”, and that even a single day’s lapse in paying maintenance defeats the purpose of the law. Case arises from family court maintenance order The case involved a husband challenging a…
