Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Section 24—Order declining interim maintenance to wife and granting maintenance to minor child—Appeal—Parties are living separately for last more than six years and both are gainfully employed and earning comparable salaries—Considering that wife is also having some savings and resources in addition to her salary, the interim maintenance has been declined to her—Wife having sufficient means to support herself, cannot claim maintenance—Child is in the exclusive custody of the wife—It is joint responsibility of both the parents to contribute physically, mentally, emotionally and financially to ensure the upbringing and wellbeing of the minor child—Child is now stated to be in first standard—Considering his tender age and his educational and other requirements, there is no infirmity in granting of rupees seven thousand per month to the minor as the contribution from the father for his maintenance—No infirmity found in the impugned order—Appeal dismissed.
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