Court orders direct salary deduction for wife’s maintenance, warns judges of contempt

4 min readLucknowJul 25, 2026 04:36 PM IST The Allahabad High Court said its order should not be construed as an opinion on the merits of the trial court order. (File Photo)Taking strong note of non-compliance with court orders regarding paying maintenance to claimants, the Allahabad High Court Friday directed family courts and gram nyayalayas across Uttar Pradesh to ensure employers/departments transfer the maintenance amount to the account of the wife from the husband’s salary and initiate legal action of property attachment or imprisonment in case of insufficient funds in his bank account. A single bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri, in its order, fixed responsibility of the judges of the family courts and gram nyayalayas (village courts), stating: “If these directions not complied wit