Bhubaneswar, Dec. 11 -- The Delhi High Court has revised a Family Court's maintenance order, reducing the amount payable by a husband to his estranged wife from Rs 25,000 to Rs 17,000 per month.

According to Law Trend report, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, hearing a revision petition against the February 28, 2024 decision of the Family Court (North-East), held that while the man's Income Tax Return (ITR) for AY 2018-19 was the proper basis for calculating his income, directing him to pay more than half of his earnings as maintenance was disproportionate.

The couple married on July 13, 2016. In March 2020, the wife moved a petition under Section 125 CrPC seeking Rs 75,000 per month, alleging dowry harassment, mistreatment, and claiming sh...