A husband’s income tax return (ITR) revealed a sharp decline of around 50% in his annual taxable income, but he can’t use this as an excuse to skip maintenance payments to his estranged wife, as ruled by a family court in Gurgaon. The court has ordered the husband to pay Rs 2 lakh by the 10th of every month to his wife.
The husband claimed that his net annual salary fell to roughly Rs 36 lakh, and he also has home loan liabilities of around Rs 1.7 crore, in addition to his duties towards his parents. Nevertheless, the family court ruled that he must still pay Rs 2 lakh monthly maintenance to his estranged wife.
