Wife Can't Be Denied Maintenance Merely Because She Filed Application After Husband's Divorce Plea: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently clarified that a wife cannot be denied maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, merely because she filed the application after the husband initiated divorce proceedings. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar passed the order in a matrimonial dispute titled SG v. DG, setting aside a Family Court’s decision that had refused maintenance…
