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Maintenance to Wife and Child Is a Right, Not Charity: Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Husband’s Plea Against Wife & Child Maintenance
In a significant ruling reinforcing maintenance jurisprudence in India, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a husband’s criminal revision petition challenging a Family Court order directing him to pay monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and minor son. Justice Y Lakshmana Rao , in an order dated February 9 , held: “Maintenance is not charity but a right, and its enforcement is essential to uphold equity, justice, and good conscience.” The Court observed that mai
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