01/09/2026
Maintenance Proceedings — Should Not Cause An Excessive Financial Burden To The Paying Spouse
The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Tasmeer Qureshi v. Asfia Muzaffar, 2025 SCC OnLine Del 7272, while dealing with maintenance, has emphasised that maintenance proceedings directly concern the sustenance and dignity of the dependent spouse and that the Court must disclose the material upon which its assessment of income and the resultant quantum is founded. The judgment also cautions against fixing maintenance merely on imagination or unsupported assumptions and requires the financial disclosures and circumstances of the parties to be considered holistically....
The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Tasmeer Qureshi v. Asfia Muzaffar, 2025 SCC OnLine Del 7272, while dealing with maintenance, has emphasised that maintenance proceedings directly concern the sustena…