Wife's Enrolment as Advocate Not Proof of Income for Maintenance: Telangana HC
· India · LiveMint, Indian Express
The Telangana High Court ruled that a wife's enrolment as an advocate and independent practice do not establish sufficient income to deny her maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy delivered the observation while allowing a review petition filed against a previous High Court order that had set aside ₹20,000 in monthly interim maintenance. The matrimonial dispute has been pending before the I Additional Family Court in Hyderabad since 2010, where the lower court initially awarded interim maintenance to the wife and ₹15,000 monthly for each of the couple's two daughters. The High Court clarified that professional qualifications or earning capacity cannot substitute actual proof of independent income. The report does not specify the final outcome of the underlying divorce proceedings.
Why it matters
The ruling protects dependent spouses engaged in independent professions from losing maintenance rights based solely on professional registration rather than actual earnings.
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