Can Maintenance Increase Every Year? What the 2026 High Courts Said About Inflation

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction A maintenance order may look final when the court fixes a monthly amount. But what happens when that same amount has to support a wife or child for the next five, eight or ten years? Rent increases. School fees increase. Medical […]
I Have EMIs. My Take-Home Is Low. I Can’t Pay Maintenance.

The Supreme Court’s April 2026 Answer to the Most Common Argument in Every Maintenance Hearing. By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 I have heard this argument more times than I can count. ย A husband sits across from the maintenance court judge. His salary certificate shows a gross […]