Maintenance Provision Under Hindu Marriage Act Is Gender Neutral: Delhi High Court

Nupur Thapliyal

21 Nov 2023 9:32 PM IST

  • Maintenance Provision Under Hindu Marriage Act Is Gender Neutral: Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that the provision for grant of maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses to a spouse under the Hindu Marriage Act is gender neutral. A division bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said that the spouse having a reasonable capacity of earning but who chooses to remain unemployed and idle without any sufficient...

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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