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A wife is not subject to her husband; No need to share financial information: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said that the wife is not an appendage of the husband and the personality of the wife should not be merged with the personality of the husband. The court also said that they have the right to fulfill their dreams and become financially independent.
Justice Najmi Wasiri said that a wife is not subordinate to her husband and does not have to share all their financial information.
‘A wife is not an appendage of her husband. Their personality should not be merged with that of the husband. They have their own personality before the law. They have the right to make their dreams come true. They have the right to perform social activities and be financially independent,’ the court said.
The court’s reference was while considering the case filed by the landlord against the lower court judgment which rejected the petition to evict the tenant. The landlord had approached the lower court claiming that the two married daughters were unemployed and to vacate the rented premises for their financial needs.
At the same time, the lower court rejected the plea citing several reasons that the landlord’s wife was running a hotel and that information was not recorded and the two daughters were in a good married life.
But Wasiri said that women’s purpose in life is not to live a luxurious life or to be known as a rich man’s wife.
‘ A person becomes self-respecting in furthering her or his own business or professional activity. Usually for a daughter, her husband’s home is always an emotional, mental and physical sanctuary, apart from her marital status. No matter how far she is free to go, she is near her parents.
The law provides for the eviction of a tenant on behalf of dependents. Married daughters can be treated as dependents in terms of financial need and accommodation,’ the court observed.
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS: A wife is not subject to her husband; Financial information not to be shared: Delhi High Court
