Bombay High Court holds that insolvency proceedings cannot be used to evade maintenance; petition dismissed for misuse of law | File Photo
Mumbai, Nov 20: Expressing displeasure over misuse of insolvency proceedings, the Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a suburban Mumbai dance teacher’s attempt to declare himself insolvent to avoid paying maintenance to his estranged wife.
Calling the move an improper effort to “frustrate” a valid Family Court order, the court said the Insolvency Act “cannot be used as a tool to do indirectly what is not permissible directly”.
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