Educated wife still entitled to maintenance: High Court

Court rejects husband’s claim that wife’s education allows her to earn

- UP State Bureau

The Allahabad High Court has upheld a Family Court order directing Kanpur resident Gaurav Gupta to pay Rs 40,000 per month as maintenance to his ex-wife Ritika and their daughter.

The husband had challenged the order, arguing that his wife is educated and capable of earning. The court, however, rejected this claim, citing Supreme Court precedents that an educated spouse's potential to earn cannot be a ground to deny maintenance.