Educated Wife Not Earning Sufficient Income Entitled to Maintenance; Parents' Property or Pension Does Not Count: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling on maintenance rights, the Allahabad High Court, presided over by Justice Garima Prashad, dealt with a criminal revision petition filed by husband Alok Tiwari challenging a Family Court order. The Family Court had directed him to pay Rs. 20,000 per month as maintenance to his wife under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). The husband disputed the order claiming that his wife…
