No job or regular income? Husband cannot avoid wife’s maintenance, says Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark decision affirming that a husband's assertion of being unemployed does not absolve him of his duty to provide maintenance. By upholding the monthly payment directive, the court highlighted the importance of a spouse's financial capacity in relation to the needs of the wife.
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- Courts & law
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- suchitra mandal
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- Thursday, 29 October 2026, 6:30 am IST
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