A Sessions Court has asked a magisterial court to award interim maintenance to a woman saying, "husband cannot be permitted to desert wife and children on grounds of unemployment" in a city like Delhi where the cost of living is high.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) lokesh Kumar Sharma allowed the appeal of the woman against the trial court order, which had dismissed her plea for interim maintenance, saying without the aid of evidence, it was not possible to ascertain the exact income of husband, who claimed to be unemployed.