Financially Independent Wife Earning More Than Husband Can't Claim Maintenance Merely Because She Is A Woman: Karnataka High Court

Sebin James

29 Jun 2026 2:50 PM IST

  • Financially Independent Wife Earning More Than Husband Cant Claim Maintenance Merely Because She Is A Woman: Karnataka High Court

    The Karnataka High Court, while setting aside a trial court's direction to a husband to pay Rs 20,000 interim maintenance to his wife, has held that a wife who earns considerably more than her husband cannot claim maintenance from him, especially when she has no other obligations or liabilities to discharge. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 222]The single judge bench of Justice Dr. Chillakur Sumalatha...

    Sebin James

    Sebin James

    Sebin James is a Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Karnataka High Court

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