Md. Anwar Alam vs Gudiya Khatoon - 2025 Supreme(Pat) 623

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2025 Supreme(Pat) 623

BIBEK CHAUDHURI
Md. Anwar Alam – Appellant
Versus
Gudiya Khatoon – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners: M/s Sanjeev Kumar, Sitesh Kashyap, Raushan Raj.
For the Respondents: Mr. Sunil Kumar No.III, APP.

ORDER

The instant criminal revision is directed against an order, dated 30th of July, 2024, passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, West Champaran at Bettiah, in Maintenance Case No. 182 of 2019, directing the petitioner to pay maintenance allowance at the rate of Rs. 4,000/- per month to the Opposite Party No. 1 and Rs. 1,000/- per month to the minor son of the parties, total being Rs. 5,000/- per month from the date of filing of the application i.e., 31st of May, 2019.

2. The petitioner/husband has challenged the abovementioned order in revision mainly on two folds.

3. It is submitted by the learned Advocate for the petitioner with reference to paragraph 12 of the impugned judgement that the Trial Court held after analyzing the evidences and facts available on record that the petitioner is an illiterate person. He has mother, father and unmarried sister, who are dependent on him. The petitioner is a landless person. On the other hand, the Applicant No. 1 is a private nurse and she earns Rs. 20,000/- per month.

4. Thus, it is contended by the learned Advocate for the petitioner that when the opposite party has sufficient means to maintain herself and her son, the impugned

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