Unemployed Highly Qualified Wife Entitled to Claim Maintenance from Husband: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a woman who is highly educated but unemployed cannot be denied maintenance merely because she has the potential to earn. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), a woman is entitled to maintenance until she secures sufficient income to support herself with dignity. The Court upheld a family court order directing a husband to pay…
