Husband concealing his income,wife is entitled to get mainte

Husband concealing his income,wife is entitled to get maintenance

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SUBJECT : HINDU MARRIAGE ACT
Date of Decision: 11.07.2012
CM(M) 59/2012
VIKAS HARJAI ..... Petitioner
Through : Mr. Pradeep Chandel, Adv. alongwith petitioner in person
versus
CHETNA HARJAI ..... Respondent
Through : None
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE VEENA BIRBAL
VEENA BIRBAL, J.(ORAL)
1. By way of this petition, petitioner/husband has challenged impugned
order dated 29.08.2011 by which the learned trial court has disposed of two
applications, both under section 24 of HMA, one filed by respondent/wife
against the petitioner/husband for grant of interim maintenance to her as well
as for the child and other filed by the petitioner/husband against the
respondent/wife for grant of interim maintenance to him.

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Nadeem Qureshi (Advocate/ nadeemqureshi1@gmail.com) 22 November 2012

VERY NICE JUDGEMENT

ANAMIKA VICHARE (LAWYER) 24 November 2012

Even if the husband shows zero income also, the maintenance is granted unless shown otherwise that wife is working. and earning...our male dominated society thrusts the responsibility of winning the bread on the shoulders of men and not women, Although now women have learned and earned more than men, the laws views has not changed. Even after marriage, a working woman tries to keep aside her earnings and expects that husband should provide everything for her and it is his prime most duty. Once the stamp of marriage is apparent on the forehead of the man, he is liable to do everything to satisfy the woman's wish