{"id":57097,"date":"2019-08-09T20:20:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=57097"},"modified":"2019-08-09T20:20:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:50:56","slug":"supreme-court-asks-wife-to-approach-hc-to-file-plea-against-reduction-of-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/supreme-court-asks-wife-to-approach-hc-to-file-plea-against-reduction-of-maintenance","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court asks wife to approach HC to file plea against reduction of maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court of India has instructed the petitioner-wife\u00a0to approach the High Court for appropriate relief on reduction of maintenance due to change of circumstances in which it was earlier reduced.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court has allowed the reduction in\u00a0maintenance\u00a0on the ground that the respondent-husband has been paying E.M.I. of Rs.42,000\/-\u00a0for the home loan which he has availed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/download-6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"185\" data-attachment-id=\"56190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/supreme-court-seeks-response-from-centre-cbse-on-plea-seeking-10-quota-for-economically-weaker-sections-in-ctet-2019\/download-6-6\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/download-6.jpg?fit=272%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"272,185\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download (6)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/download-6.jpg?fit=272%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-56190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/download-6.jpg?resize=272%2C185&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/download-6.jpg?w=272&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/download-6.jpg?resize=147%2C100&amp;ssl=1 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a>It pointed that\u00a0in the said house for which home loan has been taken the petitionerwife and her daughter are residing.<\/p>\n<p>Though Learned Council of the petitoner submitted that\u00a0after the impugned order is passed, the respondent-husband has stopped paying E.M.I. for the home loan.<\/p>\n<p>To this, the Apex Court said that the petitoner is open to approach the High Court for appropriate relief due to change of circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>It further requested the High Court to consider and decide the same in accordance with law if the appeal is filed.<\/p>\n<p>The order has been passed by\u00a0JUSTICE R. 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