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    Maintenance Must Be Reasonable and Proportionate to Husband’s Income: Allahabad High Court
    Maintenance Must Be Reasonable and Proportionate to Husband’s Income: Allahabad High Court
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    Maintenance Must Be Reasonable and Proportionate to Husband’s Income: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court partly allowed a criminal revision, reducing maintenance awarded to a wife and child from Rs 11,000 to Rs 7,500 monthly. The Court held maintenance must be “reasonable and proportionate” to income, considering the husband’s assessed monthly earnings of Rs 30,000.

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    Widow Has Right To Maintenance From Father-In-Law After Husband’s Death, Says Allahabad High Court
    Widow Has Right To Maintenance From Father-In-Law After Husband’s Death, Says Allahabad High Court
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    Widow Has Right To Maintenance From Father-In-Law After Husband’s Death, Says Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court ruled that a husband’s duty to maintain his wife continues even after his death. If a widow cannot support herself, she can legally claim maintenance from her father-in-law under Hindu law.

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    Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Order Denying Wife Husband’s Income Details, Says Disclosure Crucial in Domestic Violence Proceedings
    Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Order Denying Wife Husband’s Income Details, Says Disclosure Crucial in Domestic Violence Proceedings
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    Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Order Denying Wife Husband’s Income Details, Says Disclosure Crucial in Domestic Violence Proceedings

    The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) set aside a magistrate’s order denying a wife access to her husband’s income details, directing reconsideration, and affirming courts can compel disclosure of income and assets in domestic violence proceedings.

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    Allahabad High Court Rules Daughter-in-Law Not Legally Bound to Maintain Parents-in-Law Under Maintenance Law
    Allahabad High Court Rules Daughter-in-Law Not Legally Bound to Maintain Parents-in-Law Under Maintenance Law
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    Allahabad High Court Rules Daughter-in-Law Not Legally Bound to Maintain Parents-in-Law Under Maintenance Law

    The Allahabad High Court held that a daughter-in-law is not legally required to maintain her parents-in-law under Section 125 CrPC / Section 144 BNSS. The Court clarified that moral responsibility cannot be treated as a legal obligation unless the law specifically provides for it.

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