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GITA GOPI
Vikram Vaman Apte – Appellant
Versus
Priyanka Vikram Apte – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. The present Revision Application challenges the order dated 3.11.2023 passed below Exh.3 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Ahmedabad in Criminal Misc. Application no.2400 of 2019, whereby the learned Family Court had directed the revisionist to pay the interim monthly maintenance of Rs.75,000/- to opponent no.1, Rs.50,000/- per month each to opponents no.2 and 3, totaling to Rs.1,75,000/- per month and had directed that the arrears of maintenance be paid within one month from the date of the order.
2. The applicant is the husband of opponent no.1 and father of opponents no.2 and 3. Marriage between the applicant and the opponent no.1 took place at Mumbai on 25.12.2010.
3. To support the maintainability of the Revision Application, learned advocate Ms. Megha Jani has referred to the provision of Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and placed reliance on the judgment of this Court in the case of Manojkumar Harilal Joshi v. Truptiben Manojkumar Joshi, 2004 (1) GLH 676 to contend that since the maintenance order substantially affects the rights and liabilities of the parties, it would not be termed as ‘interlocutory or
Interim maintenance orders are final and enforceable, reflecting the husband's obligation to support his wife and children, irrespective of the wife's prior earnings.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the criteria for determining the quantum of maintenance, including the factors to be considered and the need for a reasonable and realistic mainten....
Grant of interim maintenance – Magistrate is required to find out what is required by wife to maintain a standard of living which is neither luxurious nor penurious but is modestly consistent with st....
Grant of interim maintenance – Magistrate is required to find out what is required by wife to maintain a standard of living which is neither luxurious nor penurious but is modestly consistent with st....
Maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. must reflect the financial status of the husband and the needs of the wife, ensuring adequate support for her living expenses.
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