PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUMEET GOEL
Mandeep Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Ravi Inder Pal Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sumeet Goel, J.
The instant revision petition has been preferred against the d 25.05.2022 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, (hereinafter to be referred as 'impugned order') praying for ion of the said order and consequently enhancing the quantum of interim maintenance awarded by the said order. Vide the impugned order; the petitioners (herein) have been awarded interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.15,000/ - per month (i.e. Rs.10,000/- per month to petitioner No.1-wife and Rs. 5000/- per month to petitioner No.2 (minor daughter)) from the date of the filing of the application to be paid by respondent No.1-husband litigation expenses of Rs.5,000/-. The petitioners (herein) had filed a petitioner, under Section 125 of Cr.P.C., 1973 before the Family Court, stating that they are the wife and minor daughter, respectively, of the respondent (herein) and are unable to maintain themselves and hence the interim maintenance ought to be awarded to them. It is pertinent to mention herein that during the pendency of the interim maintenance application before the Family Court, the petitioner-wife (herein) has admitted the fact that the respondent No.2 (minor son here
Interim maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. is provisional and must balance the needs of the dependent spouse with the financial responsibilities of the other party, particularly when childr....
Interim maintenance under Section 125 must balance the wife's needs with the husband's financial obligations, considering both parties' incomes.
Interim maintenance is provisional and based on estimations, requiring financial disclosures to ensure fair assessment and prevent misrepresentation.
The court established that a husband's obligation to maintain his wife and children is paramount, and only statutory deductions from income are permissible in determining maintenance amounts.
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