<p>The Orissa High Court on Thursday ruled that a court can grant a woman maintenance exceeding the amount that she had claimed, after considering facts of the case. </p><p>As <a href="https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/orissa-high-court/orissa-high-court-judgment-wife-enhanced-maintenance-claim-hindu-marriage-act-285799">reported </a>by <em>Live Law</em>, the maintenance amount can exceed the amount she had claimed in her application under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.</p><p>The division Bench observed, "The judicial discretion must be exercised to provide a fair and just maintenance amount, considering the dependent's actual needs and the payer's financial capability, even if the claim was initially understated," as reported by the publication.</p>
<p>The Orissa High Court on Thursday ruled that a court can grant a woman maintenance exceeding the amount that she had claimed, after considering facts of the case. </p><p>As <a href="https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/orissa-high-court/orissa-high-court-judgment-wife-enhanced-maintenance-claim-hindu-marriage-act-285799">reported </a>by <em>Live Law</em>, the maintenance amount can exceed the amount she had claimed in her application under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.</p><p>The division Bench observed, "The judicial discretion must be exercised to provide a fair and just maintenance amount, considering the dependent's actual needs and the payer's financial capability, even if the claim was initially understated," as reported by the publication.</p>
