Allahabad HC: No Maintenance for Wife if Her Family Caused Husband's Disability

• The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife cannot claim maintenance if her actions or her family's negligence caused her husband to lose his earning capacity.
• Justice Laxmi Kant Shukla delivered this verdict, dismissing a woman's revision petition.
• The husband, Dr. Ved Prakash Singh, a homeopathic practitioner, was shot during an altercation at his clinic, caused by his wife's brother and father.
• A bullet remains lodged in Singh's spine, making him unable to sit comfortably or work due to paralysis risk from surgery.
• The High Court upheld a Kushinagar family court's decision, stating that granting maintenance would be unjust given the circumstances.

Why It Matters: Wife loses maintenance claim if her family's actions disabled husband, impacting his earning capacity.