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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL, SANJAY KUMAR JAISWAL
Raj Kumar Sonwani, S/o. Ramsai – Appellant
Versus
Kumari Purnima, D/o. Raj Kumar Sonwani – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. father's obligation to support unmarried daughters. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding maintenance and marriage expenses. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. statutory basis for maintenance under the act. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. outcome of the appeal and court's approval of prior judgment. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
Judgment :
1. The aforesaid observation made by the Delhi High Court in the matter of Poonam Sethi v. Sanjay Sethi (2022) 1 High Court Cases (Del) 95 : 2022 SCC Online Del 69 that aptly applies to the facts of the present case.
3. Respondent/plaintiff is the daughter of appellant/ defendant and she filed an application under Section 20 read with Section 3 (b) of the Act of 1956 stating inter alia her father i.e. respondent/defendant has entered into second marriage with a woman namely Sabri alias Souri and he has two children out of that wedlock and since the respondent/plaintiff is aged about 25 years and is not able to maintain herself and the appellant/defendant, being a Government Teacher, earns Rs. 44,642/- per month as per Ex. P/4, the respondent/plaintiff is entitled for maintenance as well as for marriage expenses to the extent of Rs. 15,00,000/-, which was o
A father's legal obligation includes maintaining his unmarried daughter and covering her marriage expenses, which cannot be denied despite her age.
(1) Father cannot abdicate his responsibility of looking after his unmarried daughters.(2) An unmarried daughter, even if employed and earning, cannot be assumed to have sufficient resources to meet ....
A father has a statutory obligation under Hindu law to maintain his unmarried daughter and cover reasonable marriage expenses, enforceable even after the daughter reaches majority.
Point of law : The maintenance includes reasonable expenses and incident to her marriage apart from food, clothing, residence, education and medical attendance and treatment. The obligation cast unde....
Point of law: Father cannot be fastened with the liability to bear the amount spent by the daughter lavishly according to her whims and fancies. Nor can the Court award marriage expenses without any ....
An unmarried Hindu daughter can claim maintenance from her father till she is married resorting to S.20(3) of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.
The court affirmed that a widowed daughter-in-law's right to maintenance is prioritized from her husband's estate, conditional on her inability to support herself.
(1) Maintenance – Unmarried major Hindu daughter can claim maintenance from her father – However, unmarried Christian daughter who has attained majority is not entitled to claim maintenance from her ....
Parents are obligated to support their children's educational and marriage expenses based on reasonable needs and financial capacity.
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