The wife alleged before the Allahabad High Court that she was subjected to cruelty and dowry demands, and was kicked out along with her child despite having no source of income.
The family court dismissed the divorce plea, observing the husband stated that they were living separately “without any valid reason” and thereby concluding there was no mutual consent, the Kerala High Court observed.
Although the wife had previously earned around Rs 37,000 per month, she consistently maintained that she was unemployed at the time of filing the maintenance application, the Allahabad High Court noted.
The court was hearing a plea by a woman who claimed that while granting visitation rights to her estranged husband, the family court overlooked that he allegedly abandoned his child when she was less than two years old.
Rejecting the husband’s plea that he was merely a labourer, the Allahabad High Court noted that no concrete material was placed to substantiate his financial incapacity.
The Allahabad High Court noted that the husband’s obligation to the wife even after his death allows the widow to claim maintenance from her father-in-law.
Excerpt: Allahabad High Court rules WhatsApp chats can be used as evidence under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act in adultery and maintenance cases.
Even though the right to privacy has been recognised as a fundamental right, excluding private chats in such cases would render the law a dead letter, the Chhattisgarh High Court held.
Andhra Pradesh High Court News: Maintenance is a manifestation of the state’s commitment to safeguard weaker sections of the society, particularly women and children, from neglect and economic deprivation, the Andhra Pradesh High Court observed.
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