Court asks estranged wife to pay for ailing husband's maintenance
Court asks estranged wife to pay for ailing husband's maintenance
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"From the documents, it is clear that the petitioner is a lady of means and earns handsomely. So her application under Section 24 (demanding maintenance from husband) of the Hindu Marriage Act is dismissed,"u00a0 said Additional District Judge Umed Singh Grewal, in the unusual order.u00a0
The court decided that the husband was entitled for maintenance as he was ill and unable to sustain himself.u00a0
"The wife is directed to pay Rs 500 per month as maintenance to the husband. She is also directed to pay Rs 3,500 to the man as litigation expense," the court said.u00a0 The order came on two cross-applications filed by the estranged spouses in a divorce petition.
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