Maintenance Awarded To A Wife Is Not A Bounty: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has held in Vikas Bhutani v. State & Anr that maintenance awarded to a wife is not a bounty and it is awarded to her for her survival. Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was considering the question whether maintenance should be awarded from the date of the application or that of the order. Court answered in light of the objective of "maintenance" provision...