Maintenance--Pendente Lite--Comparable Income of Spouses and Absence of Children Disentitle Wife from Claiming Interim Maintenance Under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act
Pendente lite maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act is not a matter of course. Where the income of the wife is comparable to that of the husband and there are no children to maintain, grant of interim maintenance is unwarranted. Financial disparity between spouses is a relevant consideration, and its absence disentitles a financially independent spouse from claiming maintenance during the pendency of matrimonial proceedings.
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