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Husband living with another woman still ‘duty-bound’ to provide residence to wife: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Indian Express·Richa Sahay·24 days ago
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Himachal Pradesh High Court news: The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently upheld residence and maintenance orders against a retired Army man, observing that a husband living with another woman remained “duty-bound to provide residence” to his wife. Justice Rakesh Kainthla was hearing a revision plea filed by the husband, a retired Naib Subedar, challenging the September 2016 appellate court judgment affirming the trial court’s order granting residence rights and a total maintenance of Rs 3,000 per month to the wife. Responding to the husband’s claim that the wife was working as a tailor and was getting Rs 3000–Rs 4000 monthly, the high court clarifed that the maintenance could not be denied to the wife because she was “making some efforts to survive by doing some job”.   “The learned trial Court had rightly awarded the maintenance at the rate of Rs 1000 per month (additional to Rs 2000) to the applicant.…

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