Kerala HC: Son Must Support Mother Even If Husband Provides Maintenance

• Kerala High Court upheld a Family Court order directing a son to pay maintenance to his mother.
• The son, residing in the Gulf, was ordered to pay 5,000 rupees monthly to his 60-year-old mother.
• Son argued mother had income from animal husbandry and her husband, a boat-owning fisherman, supported her.
• HC ruled a mother's claim for maintenance from her son is distinct from her husband's responsibility.
• Court emphasized son's moral and statutory duty (BNSS Section 144(1)(d), CrPC Section 125(1)(d)) to support an unable mother.

Why It Matters: Kerala HC affirms son's legal and moral duty to maintain mother, irrespective of husband's support.