Summary
- The Delhi High Court clarified that Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act aims to prevent vagrancy, not to equalize incomes between spouses.
- In the case of Meenakshi Batra vs. Vijay Kumar Batra, the court emphasized that maintenance is intended to support a spouse during litigation, not to balance earnings.
- The ruling highlighted that if both spouses have good salaries, a disparity in income alone does not justify a claim for maintenance.
- This decision could reshape future interpretations of spousal maintenance in divorce proceedings across India.
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