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Karnataka High Court ruled wife earning more than husband cannot claim maintenance on gender assumptions alone
Times of India··29 Jun
Times of India reported June 29 Justice Chillakur Sumalatha set aside family court order directing Rs 20000 monthly interim maintenance. Wife admitted Rs 1 lakh income versus husband's Rs 60646 salary failed to show debt details in affidavit per Bar and Bench.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Maintenance depends on actual finances.
- Higher-earning spouses may be denied interim support.
- Final matrimonial outcome remains open.
What's Happening
- Karnataka HC set aside maintenance order.
- Wife earned more than husband.
- Court rejected gender-only assumption.
Legal Context
- Case was interim maintenance only.
- Wife cited marriage debts without proof.
- Change in circumstances may reopen claim.
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