PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 29 -- Citing a verse from the Manusmriti, the Allahabad high court recently stressed a husband's 'pious obligation' to maintain his wife, minor children and aged parents.

A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri referred to Chapter XI, Verse 10 of the Manusmriti while dealing with a criminal revision filed by a woman, Pinki Verma, seeking enhancement of maintenance awarded by a family court in Kanpur Nagar.

The court referred to the verse, observing that a husband has not only a legal but also a "pious obligation" to maintain his wife, minor children and parents if they are financially unable to support themselves.

In its October 22 order, the high court also relied on the Supreme Court's judgment in Anju Garg and Another ...