‘Sad Picture’: Maintenance of Wife Allegedly Married as a Teenager Enhanced, She Cannot Be Denied a Reasonable Amount: Madhya Pradesh High Court

In a significant judgment concerning women's rights and maintenance, the Madhya Pradesh High Court enhanced the maintenance amount awarded to a woman from ₹2,000 per month to ₹6,000 per month. The Court observed that if the husband's own defence is accepted, the woman was a victim of child marriage and was being victimized again by being awarded a meagre maintenance amount. The judgment was delivered by Justice Gajendra Singh while…