Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 160 · Decided 28 March 2000
Padmja Sharma v. Ratan Lal Sharma
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 160 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 621
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2462/1999
- Decided
- 28 March 2000
- Bench
- D.P. WADHWA, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 13, 26, 125; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13, 26; Hindu Succession Act; Succession Act
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955/Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956/Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S.13/S.20 read with s.3(b) and s.26/s.125-Petition by wife for dissolu­ tion of marriage-Applications under s.125 Cr.P.C. and s.26 of Hindu Adop­ tions and Maintenance Act filed by wife maintenance-Held, a minor child can claim maintenance from his/her.father or mother-It is obligation of.father and mother both to main­ tain the child-Since both parents are employed and husband's salary being twice that of wife, they will bear maintenance in that proportion-Besides, the
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