Mumbai Court Shocker: Current Husband's Testimony Ends Ex-Wife's Maintenance Claim

• A Mumbai domestic violence case, ongoing for 17 years, saw an unexpected turn when the woman's current husband testified.
• The woman had accused her ex-husband of harassment, eviction, and financial exploitation, seeking maintenance since 2009.
• Her current husband confirmed their remarriage in court, presented by the defense, along with an Imam and a handwriting expert.
• Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate B.N. Chikne ruled that remarriage legally terminates a woman's right to maintenance from her former husband.
• This testimony inadvertently weakened the woman's case, ending the long-standing dispute and setting a legal precedent.

Why It Matters: Remarriage legally ends a woman's entitlement to maintenance from her former husband, as ruled by a Mumbai court.