The Allahabad High Court, presided over by Justice Achal Sachdev, has held that a husband’s duty to maintain his wife is not merely a statutory obligation but a profound social and moral responsibility rooted in the conscience of society. The High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging a family court order that directed a
Maintenance Is Not Charity or Bounty but Wife’s Statutory Right; Husband Has Legal, Social and Moral Duty to Maintain Her: Allahabad High Court
