Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 10: High Court today upheld the trial court order granting a monthly maintenance of Rs 5000 per month to a woman.
“The very fact that the petitioner is a Pharmaceutical Distributor would show that he has sufficient means to pay maintenance of Rs 5000 per month to respondent wife. In the present times, when prices are sky rocketing, it is otherwise very difficult for a person to maintain himself on a meager amount of Rs 5000 per month”, said Justice MH Attar.
Court while holding husband responsible for maintaining his wife said that he is duty bound to maintain his wife and for that he may even ‘work as a labourer or do any other kind of lawful work’.
“Though normally court does not re-appreciate the evidences under section 561A of CRPC, but in order to meet out the justice to the parties, it was deemed necessary in view of the submission made by the appearing counsel for petitioner to appreciate the evidence as well”, court order said.
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