The Delhi high court has observed that qualified women with an earning capacity should not claim interim maintenance from their husbands and pointed out that the law does not promote idling, reported PTI.
The court, however, encouraged the woman's petitioner to look for a job to become self-sufficient actively. (File)
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Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, on March 19, said that Section 125 (order for maintenance of wives, children, and parents) of the CrPC carries the legislative intent to maintain equality among the spouses and provide protection to the wives, children, and parents but does not promote "idleness."
The judge made the remarks while dismissing a woman's plea against a trial court order denying her interim maintenance from her estranged husband.
“A well-educated wife, with experience in a suitable gainful job, ought not to remain idle solely to gain maintenance from her husband,” Justice Singh was quoted as saying by PTI.
"Therefore, interim maintenance is being discouraged in the present case as this court can see potential in the petitioner to earn and make good of her education," Justice Singh said.
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"Therefore, interim maintenance is being discouraged in the present case as this court can see potential in the petitioner to earn and make good of her education," Justice Singh said.
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The court, however, encouraged the woman's petitioner to look for a job to become self-sufficient actively.
It also pointed out that she had wide exposure and was aware of worldly affairs, unlike other uneducated women, who were completely dependent on their spouses for basic sustenance.
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