New Delhi, June 4 -- Voluntary financial obligations like personal loans or EMIs cannot be used by a man as an excuse to evade maintenance payments to his wife and child, the Delhi High Court has ruled, as reported by The Hindustan Times.

The observation was made on May 26 while hearing a petition from a man challenging a city court's April 19, 2025 order, which directed him to pay interim maintenance of Rs.15,000 - Rs.8,000 to his estranged wife and Rs.7,000 to their minor son, according to the report by HT.

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