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  "id": 3193404,
  "title": "‘Meagre sum adds to woes’: Himachal High Court hikes wife’s maintenance after 15 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/meagre-sum-adds-to-woes-himachal-high-court-hikes-wifes-maintenance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:04:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/meagre-sum-woe-himachal-high-court-hikes-wife-maintenance-15-years-10848198/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Himachal Pradesh High Court has increased the maintenance amount for a wife who filed a claim after 15 years of being underpaid. The court considered the lengthy delay in her case, inflationary costs of living, and the husband's financial resources when determining the new monthly payments. The initial maintenance award by a family court in 2009 was just Rs 5,000 per month. The court revised it to Rs 5,000 per month from 2011 to 2016, then raised it to Rs 7,000 per month from 2016 to 2021, and finally increased it to Rs 9,000 per month from 2021 to April 2026. The court stated that a small maintenance amount would only worsen the wife's situation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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