Man driving Mercedes can't call Rs 20,000 maintenance for wife excessive: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a husband's appeal for divorce and upheld a maintenance order of Rs 20,000 per month for his wife and child. The court ruled that a man owning a luxury vehicle cannot claim such maintenance payments are excessive.
Why it matters
This ruling sets a precedent regarding financial obligations in divorce proceedings and the assessment of a spouse's ability to pay based on lifestyle indicators.
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court has dismissed a husband's appeal seeking divorce from his wife on grounds of cruelty and desertion, and separately upheld an order directing him to pay Rs 20,000 a month as interim maintenance to his wife and child. The court held that a man who owns a Mercedes-Benz cannot claim that this amount is excessive.A division bench comprising Justices Jayant Banerji and T.M. Nadaf was hearing two connected matters — the husband's appeal against a family court order that had refused him a divorce, and his separate plea challenging the interim maintenance awarded to his wife and son.What was the issueThe petitioner-husband had approached the family court in Bengaluru seeking divorce from his wife, alleging cruelty and desertion. The couple got married in 2009 and have a 12-year-old son.
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