Calcutta High Court upheld interim maintenance granted to a Hindu woman who married a Muslim man under Islamic rites. It noted Supreme Court of India ruling that a Muslim husband must pay maintenance until a competent court declares marriage void.
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court partly allowed a husband’s writ petition, reducing interim maintenance from Rs.1,00,000 to Rs.75,000 per month. The Court clarified that only actual income, not non-income-generating assets, should be considered under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act while deciding maintenance pendente lite.
