NO Maintenance Without Proof of Valid Marriage, Testimony of Unreliable Witnesses Not Acceptable: Madras High Court

A major civil dispute between a woman named Chinnaponnu (the plaintiff) and a man named Ponnusamy Pillai (the defendant) reached a conclusion in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. The plaintiff had filed a suit in O.S.No.3 of 2017 before the Family Court, Dindigul, claiming she was the legally wedded wife of the defendant and sought maintenance from him. However, the defendant refuted her claims, stating that he…