No Maintenance for Wife Earning Rs 36,000 per Month with 'No Other Liabilities', Husband Has Old Parents to Look After; Allahabad HC Ruling

No maintenance for wife earning Rs 36,000 per month with 'no other liabilities', husband has old parents to look after; Allahabad HC ruling

Wife earning Rs 36,000 per month with no major liabilities does not need maintenance money from husband who has old parents to look after, Allahabad HC ruling

Earning Woman With Sufficient Means To Maintain Herself Not Entitled To Maintenance From Husband: Allahabad High Court

Justice Madan Pal Singh, Allahabad High Court The Allahabad High Court has held that a wife having a gainful employment and earning sufficient income to maintain herself is not deserving of maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Court was considering a Revision Petition filed by the Husband against an order of the Family Court directing him to pay Rs. 5,000/- per month to the wife as maintenance. The B…