DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Himmat Singh – Appellant
Versus
Priyanka Singh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. validity of domestic violence claims (Para 2) |
| 2. interim maintenance considerations (Para 3) |
| 3. arguments regarding financial capability (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. court's discretion on maintenance orders (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. interim arrangements during proceedings (Para 10 , 11) |
| 6. postponement of final hearing (Para 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done by video conferencing.
2. The present dispute has arisen between Mr. Himmat Singh and Ms. Priyanka Singh, husband and wife as also the mother-in-law, Mrs. Manju Deshbir Singh. A complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter, "PWDVA") was filed by the wife and the same was considered by the ld. Metropolitan Magistrate. Vide order dated 12th March, 2020, the ld. Metropolitan Magistrate rejected the plea of the wife for maintenance. The only protection given to her was an injunction in respect of the property owned by the husband. The operative portion of the said order reads as under:
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As far as the claim of complainant for maintenance for the daughters is concerned, admittedly daughters are major and they have not been impleaded as petitioners/a
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