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The Allahabad High Court has directed that 25 per cent of a husband's gross salary, after income-tax deductions, be deducted directly and transferred to his wife's bank account for her and their minor daughter's maintenance. The court cited the Manusmriti, calling the husband's duty to maintain his wife and children a 'pious obligation', and referenced the Supreme Court's Anju Garg judgment affirming this responsibility. The order modified a family court's earlier decision in Kanpur Nagar, increasing the maintenance amount.
In a separate case, an Additional Sessions Judge in Gandhinagar, BR Rajput, sentenced Vasim Qureshi, Mohammad Rafiq Qureshi, and Asfaq Bahelim to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹3 lakh each for cow slaughter. The court cited the Manusmriti and other Hindu scriptures, stating the cow is a symbol of dharma and material prosperity. The conviction followed a 2024 raid in Jamla village where 277 kg of beef was seized, and three of six accused were found guilty under the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act.
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