Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Allahabad High Court Reduces Maintenance for Struggling Advocate
The Allahabad High Court lowered the monthly maintenance that a husband, who is an advocate, has to pay to his wife.
The court said that new lawyers often struggle to earn enough money.
The husband's income is not steady, sometimes he earns only a little and sometimes nothing.
The court thought the original amount of Rs 5000 was too much for him to pay.
So, they reduced it to Rs 3,750 per month.
The court said that while husbands must support their wives, the amount should be fair and based on what the husband can afford.
Allahabad High Court reduced the monthly maintenance for an advocate from Rs 5000 to Rs 3,750.
The court noted that new lawyers often face financial hardships and uncertain incomes.
The husband's income fluctuates, sometimes earning only Rs 300-400 per day.
The original maintenance amount was deemed too high for the husband's financial capacity.
The court emphasized that maintenance should be reasonable and proportionate to the husband's income.
- Who
- An advocate husband and his estranged wife
- What
- Reduction of monthly maintenance amount
- When
- Recently (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Allahabad High Court, India
- Why
- To reflect the husband's uncertain and fluctuating income
- Original Maintenance Amount
- Rs 5000
- Reduced Maintenance Amount
- Rs 3,750
- Husband's Income
- Rs 300-400 per day (uncertain)
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Case Type
- Matrimonial
- Husband's Profession
- Advocate
- Husband's Graduation Year
- 2016
