Interim Maintenance Sought U/S.23 Of DV Act Can't Be Denied Unless It Is Proved That Wife Is Gainfully Employed: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that once interim maintenance is sought by a wife under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, it cannot be denied to her unless she is gainfully employed drawing a salary. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was hearing a criminal review petition filed by one Kanupriya Sharma, challenging an order of the appellate court wherein an...