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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 :
“A father cannot abdicate his responsibility of looking after his unmarried daughters. A father has a duty and an obligation to maintain his daughters and to take care of their expenses, including towards their education and marriage. This obligation is legal and absolute in character and arises from the very existence of the relationship between the parties. Kanyadaan is a solemn and pious obligation of a Hindu father, from which he cannot renege.”
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.
2. Invoking jurisdiction of this Court under Section 19 of Family Courts Act, the appellant/defendant has preferred this appeal calling in question the legality, validity and correctness of impugned
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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