HUSBAND WORKING IN A PRIVATE COMPANY GETTING SALARY Rs. 6000 P.M. WIFE LEFT HER 1.5 YEARS BACK. HUSBAND STAYS ALONE AND NO ONE IS THERE TO LOOK AFTER HIM. THEY GOT A SON 5 YEARS OLD. WHEN THE WIFE LEFT HER HUSBAND SHE WAS HOUSEWIFE. NOW SHE GOT SELECTED IN ORISSA STATE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM BY ORISSA PUBLIC SERVICE EXAM. SHE JOINED AS AN OFFICER IN ORISSA STATE FIANACIAL SERVICE. SHE IS IN GAZETTED OFFICER RANK. SHE IS GETTING Rs. 32000/- SALARY PLUS OTHER BENEFITS AND ALSO A CAR GIVEN BY ORISSA GOVT.
NO DIVORCE CASE HAVE BEEN FILED YET BY EITHER PARTIES. CAN THE HUSBAND CLAIM MAINTENANCE FROM HER WIFE WHOS IS A PUBLIC SERVANT OFFICER NOW. IF YES UNDER WHAT SECTION CAN THE HUSBAND CLAIM?