Husband Liable to Pay Maintenance to Wife and Child Living with Her Despite Other Child Residing with Him: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified an important aspect of maintenance law by holding that a husband’s legal duty to maintain his wife and minor child living with her does not get reduced merely because another child from the same marriage is residing with him. The judgment reinforces the principle that maintenance obligations are independent and cannot be diluted on the ground of shared custody of children. Background of the…