Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that a husband is bound to maintain his wife for life, regardless of age, ordering an 86-year-old paralysed man to pay monthly maintenance.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that Section 31 of the Domestic Violence Act applies exclusively to breaches of protection orders, not maintenance orders, ruling out jail for non-payment. This judgment clarifies that non-compliance with monetary relief does not attract criminal liability under Section 31 of the DV Act.
A Court in Cuttack dismissed actress Varsha Priyadarshini’s domestic violence complaint against her estranged husband, Anubhav Mohanty, citing lack of evidence and contradictory statements. The judge noted that her claims seemed like a reaction to Mohanty’s divorce filing. Varsha’s requests for financial relief were also denied.
The Orissa High Court criticized husbands who deliberately remain idle to evade paying maintenance to their wives and children. The court emphasized that such actions must be condemned. In a previous ruling, the same judge had also disapproved of wives who stay unemployed solely to claim maintenance.
