Wife Needn't File Successive Pleas for Maintenance Recovery; Judicial Officers Warned of Contempt for Ignoring Supreme Court Guidelines: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a wife is not required to file multiple applications to recover her monthly maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The Court directed all Family Court Judges in Uttar Pradesh to strictly follow the Supreme Court judgments regarding the enforcement of maintenance orders. The Court warned that failure to comply with these guidelines could lead to disciplinary action or contempt proceedings against judicial officers who…