Filing a DV Act Petition Does Not Automatically Entitle a Wife to Maintenance, Especially When She Earns More Than Her Husband: Karnataka HC
In the case at hand, the wife disclosed a monthly income of ₹1,00,000, her TDS records showed ₹1,64,285. Her husband earned ₹60,000. However, the trial court awarded her ₹20,000 in interim maintenance.