Husband's Duty to Maintain Children Continues Even if Wife Is Not Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125(4): Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that while a wife may lose her right to claim maintenance under Section 125(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a father's legal responsibility to maintain his minor children continues without interruption. The Court partly allowed the husband's revision petition by setting aside the Family Court's order granting maintenance to the wife while increasing the monthly maintenance payable to the couple's two minor…
