In Brief
A wife sought enhancement of her maintenance from Rs. 50,000 monthly, which had been reduced from an original Rs. 2.5 lakh monthly order. The Supreme Court found that the parties' claims regarding the respondent's financial capacity (assets, business interests) and financial hardship required proper examination through evidence and cross-examination. Rather than deciding the enhancement on incomplete submissions, the Court directed the trial court to hold final evidence within eight months and fix maintenance definitively, while the High Court was to determine appropriate interim maintenance pending that final adjudication.
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