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Crime
Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Husband’s Harassment Claim Over Maintenance Increase
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 18 Aug 2026, 01:37 PM
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected a husband's claim that a hike in maintenance payments amounted to harassment, upholding the revised order.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a claim filed by a husband who alleged that an increase in maintenance payments constituted harassment. The petitioner argued that the revised amount was excessive and that he was being subjected to undue pressure. In its judgment, the court found no basis for the harassment claim and upheld the maintenance hike imposed by the lower court.