The Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket in a current order noticed that simply because the spouse has ample means to supply for youngster in her cutoday, it doesn’t robotically imply that the daddy has no accountability in direction of that youngster. It additional added that if the husband or father has ample means, he’s obligated to keep up his spouse and kids, and can’t shirk away from ethical and familial obligations.
A bench of Justice Sumeet Goel of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket mentioned that even when the mom is working, it doesn’t imply the daddy shall be absolved from taking accountability for the kid, the Bar and Bench reported.
The person had moved the excessive courtroom towards a household courtroom order directing him to pay an interim upkeep of Rs 7,000 to his minor daughter. He contended that he solely had an revenue of solely Rs 22,000 and 6 relations have been depending on him. The excessive courtroom was advised the kid’s mom had ample means to keep up the daughter.
The excessive courtroom rejected his case that he was not liable to keep up his daughter since she was dwelling along with her mom who had ample means to keep up and take care of her. The courtroom mentioned that Part 125 Cr. P.C. is a software for social justice enacted to make sure that girls and kids are shielded from a lifetime of potential vagrancy and destitution.
The excessive courtroom additional held that the interim upkeep granted by the household courtroom doesn’t name for any interference. Because the order granting interim upkeep is topic to remaining adjudication and is simply a provisional step earlier than conclusion of proceedings within the Household courtroom.
The excessive courtroom mentioned that the household courtroom thought of each the person’s monetary functionality and the excellent efforts required to boost a toddler, which needs to be pretty shared between each the dad and mom.