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Nation / Tue, 11 Aug 2026 Live Law

Wife Can't Be Awarded Interim Maintenance Solely Based On Husband's Income, Ignoring Other Factors Like Her Qualifications: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a Family Court cannot award interim maintenance to a wife being titled solely towards a husband's income while ignoring other factors relevant for grant of the relief. Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that even though the husband is a man of means, the Family Court granting interim maintenance cannot be oblivious of the cumulative variables which ought to...

The Delhi High Court has held that a Family Court cannot award interim maintenance to a wife being titled solely towards a husband's income while ignoring other factors relevant for grant of the relief. Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that even though the husband is a man of means, the Family Court granting interim maintenance cannot be oblivious of the cumulative variables which ought to...

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