Jharkhand HC Awards Rs 90,000 Monthly Maintenance to Woman and Autistic Son After RTI Reveals Husband's Income

The Jharkhand High Court has directed a man to pay Rs 90,000 per month, i.e. Rs 50,000 to his estranged wife and Rs 40,000 as child support for their autistic son, after an RTI reply revealed his annual income of Rs 27 lakh, contradicting his previous false claim of unemployment.

The Court criticised the family court for accepting the false affidavit and recognised the wife’s full-time caregiving responsibilities and the high costs of autism care, therapy, and special education.

Emphasising the father’s legal responsibility, the Court called the abandonment of an autistic child both a moral and legal failure.