New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- A father has approached the Supreme Court challenging the retrospective enhancement of maintenance payable to his minor son to Rs 50,000 per month, arguing that his income assessed years later cannot be used to impose a uniform liability for a period dating back to 2016.

The Supreme Court on September 30 issued notice on the father's plea against the July 23, 2026 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which enhanced the maintenance payable towards the child to Rs 50,000 per month and directed that the enhanced amount be payable retrospectively from February 4, 2016.

A Bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and Arun Palli also recorded the submission of Advocate Sumit Gehlot that, if the Rs 20,000 per month payabl...