Maintenance Law

Maintenance Law


Jammu and Kashmir High Court building with illustration depicting marital separation dispute.
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J&K HC Upholds Bar on Maintenance for Wife Living Separately by Consent, Orders Rs. 2.5 Lakh One Time Payment to Prevent Destitution

- By Sakshi | | 10 March 2026 8:58 PM IST

Chhattisgarh High Court building with text referencing the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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Father-in-Law Liable to Maintain Widowed Daughter-in-Law, Child: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Family Court Order

- By Sakshi | | 9 March 2026 9:05 PM IST

Delhi High Court building where the Court ruled that unpaid domestic work of a homemaker has economic value while granting interim maintenance.
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Delhi High Court Says Homemaker’s Work Cannot Be Dismissed as Idleness, Awards Rs. 50,000 Maintenance

- By Sheetal Joon | Sakshi | | 24 Feb 2026 8:14 PM IST

Delhi High Court on reserved judgments and transfer of judges
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No Presumption of Wife’s Earning Capacity in Interim Maintenance Cases: Delhi High Court

- By Ritu Yadav | | 8 Jan 2026 3:56 PM IST

Allahabad High Court reduces maintenance for junior lawyer facing financial hardship
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‘Initial Years For Young Lawyers Are Financially Difficult’: Allahabad HC Reduces Maintenance To be Paid By Advocate

- By Salil Tiwari | | 18 Dec 2025 5:43 PM IST

Karnataka HC Declines Relief to Daughter-in-law, Says Senior Citizens Cannot Be Denied Access to Their Own Home
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Karnataka HC Declines Relief to Daughter-in-law, Says Senior Citizens Cannot Be Denied Access to Their Own Home

- By Sakshi | | 2 Dec 2025 9:30 PM IST

Allahabad High Court order compels able-bodied husband to pay wife maintenance
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‘Able-Bodied Husband Must Earn, Even by Labour’: Allahabad HC Upholds Rs 2,500 Maintenance

- By Salil Tiwari | | 27 Nov 2025 6:08 PM IST

Allahabad High Court upholds Family Court decision on womans maintenance plea dismissal.
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Allahabad HC Upholds Rejection of Wife’s Maintenance Plea, Cites Voluntary Separation and Prima Facie Adultery

- By Salil Tiwari | | 26 Nov 2025 5:35 PM IST

Muslim Man Cannot Deny Maintenance to First Wife Citing Second Marriage: Kerala HC
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Muslim Man Cannot Deny Maintenance to First Wife Citing Second Marriage: Kerala HC

- By Sakshi | | 26 Nov 2025 3:02 PM IST

Insolvency Not a Shield Against Maintenance: Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Avoid Arrears
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Insolvency Not a Shield Against Maintenance: Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Avoid Arrears

- By Sakshi | | 24 Nov 2025 11:43 PM IST

Allahabad High Court rules minor husband must pay maintenance after turning 18
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Can a Minor Husband Be Forced to Pay Maintenance? Allahabad HC Clarifies

- By Salil Tiwari | | 30 Sept 2025 11:19 AM IST

Madras High Court upholds family court order on wife maintenance
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Section 125 CrPC: Madras HC Says Maintaining Wife, Mother Legal and Moral Duty

- By Salil Tiwari | | 25 Sept 2025 6:31 PM IST