(August 7, 2001) 2001 (TLS)125377

2001-DLT-93-545 :: 2001-AD (Del)-6-563

SATISH KUMAR Vs. Meena

MUKUL MUDGAL

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal against the Order dated 9th of december, 2000, passed by the Learned Additional District judge, Delhi, dissolving the marriage of the respondent/wife with the appellant/husband on the ground of cruelty.

( 2 ) THE Order under appeal also inter-alia directed in para No. 7 as follows:-

"on an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short the Act), it was ordered that the respondent the appellant) shall pay a sum of Rs. 3000/~ towards costs of litigation and Rs. 1500/- p. m. towards maintenance pendente life to the petitioner Respondent) from the date of her application. The said orders were not complied with by the respondent. Hence, his defence was struck off vide order dated 30/10/2000. However, he was permitted to demolish the case of the petitioner by way of cross-examining her. "

( 3 ) LEARNED counsel for the respondent submits that the appellant herein while impugning the impugned Order of dissolution has not paid any maintenance to the respondent since the time the order of maintenance was passed in her favour