Married Son Must Support Mother: Kerala High Court Upholds ₹5,000 Allowance

• Kerala High Court ruled married sons cannot shirk responsibility for elderly parents, upholding a mother's right to financial assistance.
• The court ordered a son to pay his 60-year-old mother ₹5,000 monthly maintenance, rejecting his arguments about her income or his own family obligations.
• The son's claims of his mother earning from animal husbandry and his father supporting her were dismissed due to lack of evidence and deemed inhumane.
• The High Court emphasized that marriage or having one's own family does not absolve a son of his duty to support his parents.
• The court noted the son works in a Gulf country with sufficient income, despite his denial of a ₹2 lakh monthly salary.

Why It Matters: Kerala High Court mandates married sons to financially support elderly mothers, reinforcing filial duty.