"Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Shirk Responsibility": Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Monthly for Wife

• A Delhi court ordered a husband to pay ₹5 lakh per month as interim maintenance to his estranged wife, emphasizing her right to live with dignity.
• Judge Devendra Kumar Garg stated maintenance isn't just survival, but ensuring the wife's social status and facilities match what she enjoyed with her husband.
• The court rejected the husband's arguments, including high Dubai living costs, wife's earning capability, short marriage duration, and excessive demand.
• The husband, who claimed 40,000 AED income, failed to submit bank statements, leading the court to infer he was concealing true earnings and is wealthy.
• The ruling highlights that an "able-bodied and earning husband" cannot evade his wife's financial responsibility or push her into hardship.

Why It Matters: Delhi court mandates ₹5 lakh monthly maintenance, affirming a wife's right to dignified living, rejecting husband's excuses.