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Wife Can Get 25% Of Husband's Income As Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ranveer Singh
The court stated that the petitioner husband has not claimed any physical disability, and therefore, the court holds that the petitioner/husband is a healthy individual and cannot shrug away his obligation to provide for his wife.
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Muslim Man Can't Have Multiple Wives If He Can't Maintain Them: Kerala High Court
- Saturday September 20, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court has observed that it cannot accept multiple marriages of a Muslim man when he has no capacity to maintain his wives, and one of them approaches the court claiming maintenance.
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Law Not To Create Army Of Idle People: Court Rejects Maintenance Appeal
- Tuesday September 12, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Observing that the law for providing maintenance to a spouse is not meant to create an army of idle people waiting for a dole, the Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to direct a man to pay maintenance to his wife who is herself earning.
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Muslim Women Can Be Granted Divorce Maintenance By Courts: High Court
- Friday August 3, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The absence of specific provisions in the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act about granting maintenance for wife did not bar courts from granting such relief if necessary, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday.
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Rs 40,000 Maintenance Not High For Two Kids In Big City Like Delhi, Says Court
- Tuesday May 23, 2017
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi court declined to reduce maintenance amount of Rs 40,000 which a man should pay to his two minor daughters citing high cost of living. His wife had also claimed maintenance for herself.
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Wife Entitled For Maintenance From Husband, Not In-Laws: Court
- Monday October 10, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
A wife is entitled to seek maintenance only from her husband and is not liable to be maintained by her in-laws, a special court has said.
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Wife Can Get 25% Of Husband's Income As Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
- Wednesday January 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ranveer Singh
The court stated that the petitioner husband has not claimed any physical disability, and therefore, the court holds that the petitioner/husband is a healthy individual and cannot shrug away his obligation to provide for his wife.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muslim Man Can't Have Multiple Wives If He Can't Maintain Them: Kerala High Court
- Saturday September 20, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Kerala High Court has observed that it cannot accept multiple marriages of a Muslim man when he has no capacity to maintain his wives, and one of them approaches the court claiming maintenance.
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www.ndtv.com
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Law Not To Create Army Of Idle People: Court Rejects Maintenance Appeal
- Tuesday September 12, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Observing that the law for providing maintenance to a spouse is not meant to create an army of idle people waiting for a dole, the Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to direct a man to pay maintenance to his wife who is herself earning.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muslim Women Can Be Granted Divorce Maintenance By Courts: High Court
- Friday August 3, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The absence of specific provisions in the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act about granting maintenance for wife did not bar courts from granting such relief if necessary, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 40,000 Maintenance Not High For Two Kids In Big City Like Delhi, Says Court
- Tuesday May 23, 2017
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi court declined to reduce maintenance amount of Rs 40,000 which a man should pay to his two minor daughters citing high cost of living. His wife had also claimed maintenance for herself.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wife Entitled For Maintenance From Husband, Not In-Laws: Court
- Monday October 10, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
A wife is entitled to seek maintenance only from her husband and is not liable to be maintained by her in-laws, a special court has said.
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www.ndtv.com