Father Cannot Avoid Child Maintenance Due to Loans or Mother’s Job, ₹8,000 Interim Relief Upheld: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the scope of Section 125 CrPC and upheld the right of a minor child to receive maintenance. The Court refused to interfere with an order directing the father to pay ₹8,000 per month as interim maintenance. Background of the family dispute The case involved Deepak Kumar, who filed a criminal revision challenging the order of the Family Court, Roorkee. The marriage…