GST RATES

n most systems of law, wife special position in a husband's household is recognised. The obligation of husband to maintain his wife does not arise out of any contract express or implied, But out of status of marriage, out of jural relationship of husband and wife. The obligation of husband to maintain his wife begins with marriage however wife should be legally wedded wife. A woman marrying an already married man, who is married is subsistence, is not entitled to maintenance and this was held in Subba Reddy versus Padmamma[1]. In Hindu law, maintainance is given to unchaste wife provided the continued to live with her husband do in such case has it been entitled to Starving maintenance.