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Supreme Court: Wife Entitled to Maintain Matrimonial Home Lifestyle During Divorce Proceedings
The Supreme Court directed the husband to pay Rs.1,75,000 monthly interim maintenance while considering the instant appeal revolving around an order of reduction of maintenance by Madras High Court, whereby the husband prayed for further reduction of monthly interim maintenance amount and wife prayed for an enhancement; the Division Bench of Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale, JJ., found errors in evaluation made by the High Court and pointed out that it was on record that th
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Delhi High Court: EMIs, Personal Loans, and Insurance Premiums Cannot Justify Maintenance Evasion Under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act
An appeal was filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 by the appellant-husband assailing the order dated 19-04-2025 passed by the Family Court, allowing an application filed by the respondent-wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, directing the appellant to pay a monthly maintenance of ₹15,000 split as ₹8,000 for the respondent-wife and ₹7,000 for their minor son. A division bench of Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar, JJ., held that the findings of
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