Can’t force graduate wife to work, estranged husband told

The Delhi High Court has stated that a wife cannot be compelled to work simply because she is a graduate and cannot be presumed to be intentionally not working to claim maintenance from her estranged husband. The court made this observation while dealing with a plea by a man seeking a reduction in interim maintenance payable to his wife. The court also refused to enhance the maintenance amount on the wife’s plea but set aside penalties for delayed payment of interim maintenance.