Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Allahabad HC Restores YouTuber's Maintenance Plea
A woman named Farha Naz asked a family court for financial support (maintenance) from her husband.
The family court said no because they thought she could support herself by making videos on YouTube.
But the woman said she didn't earn enough from YouTube to live on.
The higher court (Allahabad High Court) said the family court was wrong.
They said the family court should have looked at real proof of her earnings before making a decision.
The higher court sent the case back to the family court to make a new decision after properly checking both the wife's and husband's incomes.
The Allahabad High Court restored a maintenance plea by Farha Naz, which was rejected by a Bareilly family court.
The family court had assumed the woman could support herself through YouTube earnings without concrete evidence.
The high court emphasized that actual earnings, not just the capacity to earn, must be considered for maintenance claims.
The high court directed the family court to reassess the maintenance application based on proper income documentation from both parties.
The husband argued that the wife was educated and capable of earning through YouTube, making her ineligible for maintenance.
- Who
- Farha Naz, a YouTuber, and her husband, a Class III employee in the Nagar Palika, Bareilly
- What
- The Allahabad High Court restored a maintenance plea that was rejected by a family court
- When
- The high court decision was made on December 23, 2025, overturning a March 10, 2025, family court decision
- Where
- Allahabad High Court and Bareilly Family Court, India
- Why
- The family court had rejected the maintenance plea based on the assumption that the woman earned money as a YouTuber without concrete evidence of her income
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Petitioner
- Farha Naz
- Original Court Decision Date
- March 10, 2025
- High Court Decision Date
- December 23, 2025
- Husband's Employment
- Class III employee in the Nagar Palika, Bareilly
- Key Legal Reference
- Supreme Court’s judgment in Rajnesh vs Neha