In a win for women and children, the Delhi High Court has ruled that a man cannot refuse to pay for his son's education simply because the latter became an adult. Dismissing a plea by a man seeking to absolve himself from paying for his son's education after the age of 18 years, the court said that a father cannot deny carrying the financial burden of his son's education simply because he has attained the age of majority.
The order came in response to a petition to review a previous HC order that had directed him to pay Rs 15,000 as monthly interim maintenance to his estranged wife till the time their son either graduated or started earning. The man sought a review of the order, stating that the son was already 18-years-old and an and adult.