Supreme Court of India
Chaturbhuj v. Sita Bai
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.125-Claim for maintenance by wife-Wife not having c sufficient means to maintain herself and husband having sufficient means-Order of maintenance by Courts below after analyzing evidence-Interference with-Held: Conclusion of courts below that wife was unable to maintain herself was essentially factual and not perverse-Thus, inte1ference not called for-Constitution of India- Article 136. s.125-Maintenance proceedings-Object of-Held: s.125 is a measure of social justice, especially enacted to protect women, children and parents when they are unable to
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- 2011 Vinny Parmvir Parmar v. Parmvir Parmar
- 2025 Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena v. Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and Another
- 2020 Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr.
- 2014 Bhuwan Mohan Singh v. Meena & Ors.
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