The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a husband and his two sons, upholding a Family Court’s order directing them to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs. 21,000 to the man’s estranged wife. Justice Shamim Ahmed , presiding over the case, underscored the legal and moral obligation of a husband and children to support their wife and mother, stating that the provisions for maintenance are enacted to prevent vagrancy and provide succour to destitute women.

Case Background

The case reached the High Court after a husband and his two sons challenged an order dated March 18, 2025, by the Family Court in Madurai. The husband and wife were married on January 7, 1986.

According to the case records, the wife left the matrimonial home in 2015. F

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