Difficult for wife to change lifestyle in hard times: Bombay high court
If a wife is accustomed to a particular lifestyle, it is difficult for her to adjust in bad times, the Bombay high court said on Friday while hearing a plea for enhancement of maintenance.
A division bench of Justice P B Majmudar and Justice Anoop Mohta was hearing a petition filed by film producer Gaurang Doshi’s wife Madhuri challenging the family court’s June 16, 2010, order on providing a monthly maintenance of Rs 50,000 each to her and their daughter. She had sought Rs 2 lakh for herself and Rs 75,000 for the daughter, besides accommodation and a car.
Arguing that her maintenance be enhanced, Madhuri’s petition pointed out that till May 2004, Doshi gave her Rs 3 lakh only for household expenses. There was a domestic dispute after that a
A division bench of Justice P B Majmudar and Justice Anoop Mohta was hearing a petition filed by film producer Gaurang Doshi’s wife Madhuri challenging the family court’s June 16, 2010, order on providing a monthly maintenance of Rs 50,000 each to her and their daughter. She had sought Rs 2 lakh for herself and Rs 75,000 for the daughter, besides accommodation and a car.
Arguing that her maintenance be enhanced, Madhuri’s petition pointed out that till May 2004, Doshi gave her Rs 3 lakh only for household expenses. There was a domestic dispute after that a