The Bombay High Court (HC) has ruled that a woman's earnings do not automatically strip her of the right to financial support from her estranged husband, emphasising her entitlement to maintain her pre-separation standard of living, reported PTI.

A bench led by Justice Manjusha Deshpande, in an order dated June 18, stated that a wife deserves the same quality of life she had prior to their separation.

The court dismissed the plea of a petitioner challenging an August 2023 family court order that mandated him to pay his wife a monthly maintenance of Rs 15,000, reported PTI.