Allahabad High Court denied maintenance to qualified spouse choosing unemployment. Court upheld order against Garima Dubey, while directing Saurabh Anand Dubey to continue paying Rs 60,000 monthly for children’s support.
The Supreme Court of India witnessed a sharp exchange in a matrimonial dispute, as a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta found a husband’s claim of earning Rs 9,000 monthly and inability to pay higher alimony “difficult to swallow”.
Challenging the “idle wife” notion, the Delhi High Court held that a homemaker’s contributions enable the earning spouse’s success and cannot be ignored in maintenance decisions. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said non-employment does not imply idleness or deliberate financial dependence.
