Beggar Cannot Be Directed to Pay Maintenance; Polygamy Under Muslim Law Allowed Only When Justice Done to All Wives: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court, in a significant judgment delivered on September 15, 2025, has ruled that a man whose livelihood is begging cannot be legally compelled to pay maintenance to his wife. While upholding a Family Court order to this effect, Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan made extensive observations on the practice of polygamy within the Muslim

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