Bombay High Court upholds financially independent wife cannot claim maintenance

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23 Feb 2014 2:41 PM IST

  • Bombay High Court upholds financially independent wife cannot claim maintenance

    The High Court of Bombay denied rendering relief to a 61-year-old woman who sought monthly maintenance, giving the cause of financial independence of the woman. The court observed that a wife who is financially pivot on herself cannot claim maintenance from her estranged husband.The bench said that, "In the present case, it is seen that the wife is getting more than Rs 37,500 per month...

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