#Maintenance

No Legal Duty on Daughter-in-Law to Maintain In-Laws; Clarifies Scope of BNSS Section 144: Allahabad High Court

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Hearing a matter related to maintenance under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the Allahabad High Court clarified that in the absence of an explicit statutory provision, a daughter-in-law cannot be compelled to maintain her parents-in-law merely on the basis of moral obligation. The Court observed that, “The concept of moral obligation, … Read more

Order for Return of Stridhan Justified Upon Divorce: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court, while disposing of two matrimonial appeals arising out of a family dispute between a husband and wife, partly upheld the judgment of the Family Court, Muvattupuzha and held that the order directing return of stridhan upon dissolution of marriage was justified. The Court found that the gold ornaments were purchased using … Read more

No right to claim maintenance from an unemployed husband rendered incapable due to violent acts of wife’s relatives: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified in a maintenance related matter that if, due to criminal and violent acts of the wife or her relatives, the husband’s employment is adversely affected and his capacity to earn a livelihood is completely destroyed, then the wife cannot claim interim maintenance in such circumstances. The said order was … Read more