Woman not entitled to maintenance if living apart sans valid reason: HC

RAIPUR: A pistillate who chooses to unrecorded separately from her hubby and in-laws without valid and capable crushed is not entitled to a attraction allowance, Chhattisgarh precocious tribunal has ruled, upholding the bid of the Bilaspur household court.The judgement came connected Jan 27 connected a petition filed by the woman of a Bilaspur resident, challenging the household court’s bid refusing her maintenance.A seat headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha held that the household court’s bid showed nary illegality oregon defect warranting interference by the HC.The HC noted that erstwhile the hubby had filed a petition seeking restitution of conjugal rights, the pistillate could person returned to her matrimonial location to resume marital life.

She did not, and successful specified circumstances, the tribunal held, she cannot assertion maintenance.The pistillate had besides alleged harassment for dowry by her hubby and his household members. She claimed that conscionable 4 days aft marriage, she was asked to bring a car and Rs 10 lakh, assaulted and subjected to verbal, carnal and intelligence cruelty.