The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was not behaving properly; was not doing her household work; she was disobedient towards his parents; her behavior was rude; she was not able to cook; the wife caused him mental stress, all these acts amount to cruelty.”

Wife asked for Rs 25,000 maintenance citing husband’s Rs 5 crore business sales; Husband denies maintenance citing her ‘ability to earn’; she partly wins case in HC

The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was not behaving properly; was not doing her…

NEW DELHI: In a ruling on marriage, gender roles and maintenance rights, the Bombay high court has said that a wife cannot be treated as a "deemed maid" and should not be expected…