Bombay HC upholds woman's right to financial support
The Bombay High Court just made it clear: even if a woman is working and earns ₹25,000 a month, she can still get spousal maintenance from her estranged husband.
The court said her income isn't enough to cover basic needs like commuting and personal care, and that what matters is the gap between their earnings and maintaining her standard of living after separation.
Court upheld wife's ₹15,000 monthly maintenance
The husband argued he had to support his sick parents, but the court found his real income was over ₹1 lakh—and his father also gets a pension.
With such an income gap, the court upheld the ₹15,000 monthly maintenance for the wife.
This decision reinforces that women's financial rights don't disappear just because they have jobs; fair support is about balancing lives after separation.