Educated Lady Capable to Maintain Herself not Entitled to Maintenance from Husband
The Hon’ble Supreme Court’s bench of Aftab Alam and Dr. Arijit Pasayat JJ, in CHATURBHUJ VS SITA BAI Observes: Courts to consider status of the Parties, their respective needs, capacity of husband to pay, having regard to reasonable expanses for his own maintainace and other legal obligation. While deciding the SLP arrived due to impugned order passed by the High Court, ther Hon’ble court after granting the relief to the appellant the court further observed While dealing with the ambit and scope of the provision contained in Section 125 of the Code, it has to be borne in mind that the dominant and primary object is to give social justice to the woman, child and infirm parents etc. and to prevent destitution and vagrancy by compelling those who can support those who are unable to support themselves but have a moral claim for support. The provisions in Section 125 provide a speedy remedy to those women, children...