Allahabad High Court rules parents-in-law cannot claim maintenance from daughter-in-law
India
The Allahabad High Court held that parents-in-law are not entitled to claim maintenance from a daughter-in-law under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (and corresponding provisions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita).
The judge explained that while there might be a moral expectation, there is no law, at least under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, that requires her to pay maintenance.
Daughter-in-law not liable despite benefits
Even though the daughter-in-law received her late husband's service benefits, the court said that does not mean she is responsible for supporting his parents.
The couple had already lost a similar case in family court last year and now plan to try again under a different law (the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act).