VINOD KUMAR RAI Vs. MANJU RAI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A wife's suit for maintenance has been decreed by the Addl. District Judge, Ghazipur in her and daughter's favour which brings her husband in appeal here.

(2.) From time immemorial, the husband has been recognized as a bread earner of the family and Section 18 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, hereinafter called the 'Act' incorporates the said principle. It may be noted that unlike section, Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, the 'Act' recognizes only the husband as the maintainer of the family irrespective of the consideration whether the wife is able to maintain herself or not.

(3.) The only obstruction in granting of maintenance is provided in various sub- clauses of sub-clause (2) of Section 18 of the Act, which is as follows :-