New Delhi, March 20 -- The Delhi High Court, while rejecting a maintenance plea, recently underscored a significant principle: a well-educated wife with suitable job experience should not avoid employment merely to claim maintenance from her husband.

This observation arose during a case where the petitioner, an evidently qualified woman with a master's degree from Australia and prior professional experience in Dubai, was seeking interim maintenance. Her actions, such as residing first with her parents and then with her maternal uncle, appeared to suggest an effort to convince the Court of her inability to earn.

Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, who presided over the case, remarked that the petitioner had wide exposure to worldly affairs and ...