A woman who attempted to claim maintenance from her stuttering husband she had deserted years ago was rebuked by the Bandra Family Court, which blamed her for the breakdown of the marriage. Hina Shah (name changed, 46), based in Jogeshwari, had approached the court in 2009 seeking maintenance from her husband Nasir (name changed, 50), who is based in Vadodara. The court rejected her demand last Monday.

The allegations
According to Hina’s petition, she married her husband in Vadodara in 1987. She alleged that she had been subjected to cruelty, including starvation and being kicked in the stomach while pregnant. She even contended that she had to borrow money from her UK-based sister to make ends meet. At one point, she allegedly moved to the UK for some years to escape her husband’s torture. But her cross-examination portrayed a different picture.