{"id":207017,"date":"2018-12-19T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T06:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=207017"},"modified":"2019-01-18T08:33:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T03:03:35","slug":"wife-cannot-be-denied-maintenance-on-the-sole-ground-that-she-is-qualified-and-can-maintain-herself-kerala-hc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/12\/19\/wife-cannot-be-denied-maintenance-on-the-sole-ground-that-she-is-qualified-and-can-maintain-herself-kerala-hc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ker HC | Wife cannot be denied maintenance on the sole ground that she is qualified and can maintain herself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerala High Court:<\/strong> A Single Judge Bench comprising of Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J. set aside an order of Family Court refusing maintenance to wife on the basis of husband\u2019s submissions.<\/p>\n

Petitioner, who was respondent\u2019s wife, filed a petition seeking maintenance for herself and her daughter under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973. The respondent undertook to pay his daughter\u2019s fee directly to school but refused to maintain his wife. He submitted a memo stating that petitioner was a qualified doctor having BDS degree who refused to work and earn for herself, and therefore he was not willing to provide maintenance to her. On the basis of said memo, Family Court refused the petitioner\u2019s claim. Aggrieved thereby, the instant petition was filed.<\/p>\n

The Court noted that petitioner had been refused maintenance on the sole ground that she was qualified and could maintain herself. No reasons had been stated in the impugned order, other than making a reference to the respondent\u2019s memo. The Court relied on the decision in Sunita Kachwaha v. Anil Kachwaha, <\/em>(2014) 16 SCC 715<\/a> holding that even if the wife was earning some amount, that may not be a reason to outrightly reject her maintenance application. It was held that, in the instant case, Family Court should have applied its mind carefully before rejecting petitioner\u2019s prayer for maintenance.<\/p>\n

It was further opined that the concept of sustenance does not necessarily mean to live life in penury and roam around for basic maintenance. Wife is entitled to lead a life in the same manner as she would have lived in the house of her husband. Husband is not entitled to contend that he is not prepared to pay any maintenance and courts are not expected to accept the blatant refusal of the husband with folded hands.<\/p>\n

In view of the above, the petition was allowed and Family Court was directed to pass fresh orders in the petition expeditiously and in any case within one month. [Alphonsa Joseph v. Anand Joseph,2018 SCC OnLine Ker 5012<\/b><\/a>, decided on 29-11-2018]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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