A woman has been advised by a Delhi court to make a sincere endeavour to find a job. The court said she was well-qualified and cannot be allowed to sit idle and put a financial burden on her estranged husband.
The court took into consideration that the woman, who was seeking alimony from her husband, was more qualified than him and was also able-bodied.
District Judge Rekha Rani observed,
The man had challenged the trial court’s order directing him to pay Rs 12,000 per month as maintenance to the woman. He argued that she was not entitled to monetary relief as she was more qualified than him and was a gold medalist in MSc.
He had alleged that the woman had not applied for a job anywhere and she wanted to sit idle and remain a financial burden on him.
The woman, however, said she has never worked and will never be able to find a job as she has no experience and admitted that she has never made any effort to find one.
On the woman’s submission that she has never travelled alone and wanted the man should travel with her to help her find a job, the court said “the submission is neither palatable nor digestible”.
To this, the man said that he was willing to accompany the woman wherever she has applied for a job and to assist her in whatever way she wanted in finding a placement.
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