Punjab & Haryana High Court just turned down a plea from a 22‑year‑old engineering student who was asked to pay maintenance. He got married when he was 16 and the bride was 25, so it was clearly a child marriage and not legal.
The court completely ignored the fact that the marriage violated the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) and handed down a terrible verdict.
Decisions like this give men an excuse to lash out at women and blame feminists for everything, which is absurd. What do you think the correct ruling should have been?
Source: https://x.com/i/status/2043693781707595910
https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/punjab-and-haryana-high-court/punjab-and-haryan-high-court-student-husband-maintain-wife-530142
The alimony under review is ₹2.5K per month.
Legally, the husband's own family should have been prosecuted for forcing a 16‑year‑old to marry. The news piece leaves out many details.
How was the marriage even allowed in the first place?
What an absurd judgment. How did this poor boy even get married? It sounds like a grooming case.
This is just plain stupid. The poor kid. It's no longer just about alimony. He was groomed and possibly raped, since a minor can't give consent.
Ignoring the age gap and the fact that he was a minor at the time is a massive red flag. This judgment seems totally out of touch with reality.
Sounds really weird. Who is behind making such laws?
How did a 16‑year‑old get married off to a 25‑year‑old woman? Both the bride's family and the groom's parents should be held responsible. This shows how doomed our society and judicial system are.
At this stage, the court looks like a joke.
I always thought maintenance applies when the person demanding it has a higher income. He has no income, so how can he be expected to pay? Plus he was a minor... was he groomed or something?
This is truly scary for the boy. His parents and the bride should be legally accountable for marrying off a minor. What does a 16‑year‑old even understand about marriage? I hope men's‑rights activists take this seriously and fight for him.
No justice for men, no justice for women – what on earth is happening, brother?