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    Unemployment Is No Escape, PM Awas House Cannot Replace Maintenance: Allahabad HC
    Unemployment Is No Escape, PM Awas House Cannot Replace Maintenance: Allahabad HC
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    Unemployment Is No Escape, PM Awas House Cannot Replace Maintenance: Allahabad HC

    The Allahabad High Court upheld a maintenance order directing a husband to pay his wife, ruling that a PM Awas Yojana house cannot replace maintenance rights. The Court said an able-bodied husband cannot avoid responsibility by claiming unemployment or low income under law.

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    Parental Support Doesn't End Husband's Duty, Wife Cannot Be Denied Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
    Parental Support Doesn't End Husband's Duty, Wife Cannot Be Denied Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
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    Parental Support Doesn’t End Husband’s Duty, Wife Cannot Be Denied Maintenance: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife cannot be denied maintenance under Section 125 CrPC merely because her parents are supporting her. The Court held that parental assistance does not absolve a husband of his statutory obligation to maintain his wife.

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    Obligation to Maintain Spouse Is Primary, Loan Repayments Can’t Override Maintenance Duty: Supreme Court
    Obligation to Maintain Spouse Is Primary, Loan Repayments Can’t Override Maintenance Duty: Supreme Court
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    Obligation to Maintain Spouse Is Primary, Loan Repayments Can’t Override Maintenance Duty: Supreme Court

    Supreme Court of India ruled loan repayments creating assets cannot reduce husband’s maintenance duty. Court held such financial commitments are voluntary, reaffirming statutory obligation to support estranged wife over capital investments or non essential expenditures.

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    Husband Cannot Evade Maintenance by Saying He Served Jail: Allahabad High Court
    Husband Cannot Evade Maintenance by Saying He Served Jail: Allahabad High Court
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    Husband Cannot Evade Maintenance by Saying He Served Jail: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court held a husband cannot avoid paying maintenance to his wife and children merely due to imprisonment for non-payment. The court clarified such punishment does not clear arrears or end the continuing legal obligation.

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