Wheather working women can get a maintenance amount

anil.s.joldapagi (Querist) 26 June 2015 This query is : Resolved
Sir/Madam,
She has married and without any bonafide reason staying with her parents house for which we have issued a legal notice to come and join the matrimonal home at that junction, she has filed a false dowry harassment complaint in the Concerned Police Station. And as also filed DV Act.
She has filed a domestic violence case and filed an application for maintenance under section 23/(2) of protection of women's from domestic violence act.
We have filed a suit for conjugal rights to come and join the matrimonal home and she has filed an application for maintance in the conjugal right case also.

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P. Venu (Expert) 27 June 2015
If she is employed and has sufficient means, no maintenance is payable.

From the facts disclosed, she is abusing the law. Meet the issues on merit.