Merely Because Wife Is A Practicing Lawyer And 'Capable Of Earning', Maintenance Can't Be Denied: Delhi HC [Read Order]

While reiterating the difference between 'capable of earning' and 'actual earning', the Delhi High Court allowed the grant of interim maintenance to a wife under Section 125 CrPC, notwithstanding that she is an Advocate, enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri in a revision petition, challenging the order of the Family Court which had...