“Appellant Cannot Put Respondent At Disadvantage and Claim Benefit”: Delhi High Court Dismisses Husband’s Matrimonial Appeal Over Delay

The Delhi High Court dismissed a husband’s matrimonial appeal, ruling he could not penalize his wife for delayed defence filing after failing to deposit litigation expenses on time, observing that a party cannot create disadvantage for the respondent and later claim benefit from it.

Who Earns Rs.9,000 These Days?: Supreme Court Asks Man Claiming He Can’t Pay Rs.12k Maintenance to Wife

The Supreme Court of India witnessed a sharp exchange in a matrimonial dispute, as a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta found a husband’s claim of earning Rs 9,000 monthly and inability to pay higher alimony “difficult to swallow”.