Even if an aggrieved woman has been given maintenance under any law, she can seek further maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005, the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled.
“Once we consider Section 20(1)(d) of the D.V. Act, the conclusion would be that an aggrieved person is entitled to claim maintenance under this Section in addition to her maintenance right under any other law for the time being in force,” Justice S.B. Shukre said in his order passed last week.
After passing the order, the court dismissed the petition filed by a 30-year-old resident of Gadchiroli against his 23-year-old wife and one-year-old daughter, who reside in Chandrapur.
