#maintenance liability

The Gujarat High Court ruled that a father’s financial obligations toward his minor children under Section 125 CrPC cannot be diminished by EMIs paid on loans taken to support a second family, regardless of the mother’s income or the children’s scholarships. This clarifies that maintenance liability is anchored in the child’s need and the father’s capacity, not in competing familial expenses.

Allahabad High Court rules that a sister-in-law is not legally obligated to pay maintenance awarded against her brother-in-law under the Domestic Violence Act, even if property was transferred to her. The court directed expeditious disposal of the recall application, staying the recovery warrant until adjudication.