Husband Can't Deny Maintenance to Wife, Kids Merely Because Wife Earns More

Divya Kathuria

9 Jan 2017 6:00 PM IST

  • Husband Cant Deny Maintenance to Wife, Kids Merely Because Wife Earns More

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition against the decision of the district court, Pathankot, which granted the wife right to maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 even when she was earning more than her husband.The lower court had ordered the husband to pay Rs. 15,000 per month to the wife in order to meet the expenses of the two children, who were residing with...

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