https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285794 Section 125 maintenance is meant to provide immediate relief, and the husband bears the burden of showing grounds to avoid that statutory duty. The Supreme Court said the High Court could not use Section 482 as a second revision or reappreciate evidence to upset a maintenance order. It further accepted that the wife's allegation that the husband was living with another woman constituted just ground for living separately and claiming maintenance, even though a legally valid second marriage was not proved. The reasoning was also consistent with Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which recognises a wife's right to separate residence and maintenance on recognised grounds. en-us Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:04:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285794 Section 125 maintenance is meant to provide immediate relief, and the husband bears the burden of showing grounds to avoid that statutory duty. The Supreme Court said the High Court could not use Section 482 as a second revision or reappreciate evidence to upset a maintenance order. It further accepted that the wife's allegation that the husband was living with another woman constituted just ground for living separately and claiming maintenance, even though a legally valid second marriage was not proved. The reasoning was also consistent with Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which recognises a wife's right to separate residence and maintenance on recognised grounds. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285794