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Financially independent wife who earns more can't claim maintenance just because she's woman: HC
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Monday, 29 June, 2026
Karnataka High Court has set aside a trial court's order directing a man to pay ₹20,000 interim maintenance to his wife, while noting that she earns more. "When the wife is financially sound and her income is more than...husband, and she has no additional responsibilities...courts shouldn't ...grant maintenance merely because she's a woman or a wife," it said.
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