Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Section 24—Denial of maintenance to wife and grant of interim maintenance to child @ Rs. 40,000 per month—Appeals—Where both the spouses are equally qualified and are earning equally, interim maintenance cannot be granted to the wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act—Denial of maintenance to equally qualified and earning wife—Proper—Considering the income of wife and husband and also appreciating that responsibility of maintaining the child has to be shared jointly by both the husband and the wife, the interim maintenance in the sum of Rs.40,000 for the child is liable to be reduced to Rs.25,000 per month
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