The Karnataka High Court ruled that maintenance cannot be granted to wives automatically without examining financial circumstances. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha said courts must consider income, independence and responsibilities of both spouses before passing orders, setting aside a direction requiring a husband to pay Rs 20,000 monthly.
After almost a decade of hard work and waiting (9 years and 10 months to be exact), a man achieved a state government job with a merit rank of 68. However, despite his efforts and success, the state government refused to issue him an appointment letter. The reason? His wife had filed a 498A case against him two years earlier. In 2013, the husband passed a merit-based exam when there were no criminal cases against him. However, for reasons unknown, the state government delayed his recruitment process for nearly 9 years.
