She is entitled to choose her own path but then cannot demand the amount towards the education from the appellant. We, thus, hold that the daughter is not entitled to any amount
Digital Desk: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that a "daughter is not entitled to any amount" from her father for her education or marriage if she "does not want to maintain any relationship" with him.
The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh stated that in the specific instance, the daughter was 20 years old and free to pick her path, but she could not seek money from her father for study because she did not want to retain any contact with him.
"In so far as the daughter's expenses for education and marriage are concerned, it appears from her approach that she does not want to maintain any relationship with the appellant and is about 20 years of age. She is entitled to choose her own path but then cannot demand the amount towards the education from the appellant. We, thus, hold that the daughter is not entitled to any amount," the Court said, according to a report.
However, the Court indicated that while deciding the amount of permanent alimony to be paid to the mother, it will take care to ensure that finances are available for the mother to maintain her daughter if she so wants. The Court was considering the husband's divorce case, which had been refused by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The man had initially filed a petition for restitution of conjugal rights, which was denied. According to the report, he subsequently petitioned the district judge for the dissolution of his marriage.
The desertion claim was allowed, but the wife then contested it in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The ruling of the lower Court was reversed by the High Court, causing the husband to seek an appeal with the Supreme Court.
While the divorce suit was pending, attempts at reconciliation were made before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre. Even the relationship between the daughter and father was exposed to reconciliation efforts.
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