Rupinderjit Singh vs Amanpreet Saini - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1598

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1598

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUMEET GOEL
Rupinderjit Singh – Appellant
Versus
Amanpreet Saini – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Siddharth Gupta, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. L.S. Lakhanpal, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Sumeet Goel, J.

Present revision petition has been preferred against the order dated 09.05.2024 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Rupnagar (hereinafter to be referred as the 'concerned Family Court') praying for setting-aside/modification of the said order. Vide the impugned order; the respondents (herein) have been awarded interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.12,000/- per month (i.e. Rs.8,000/- per month to respondent No.1-wife and Rs.4,000/- per month to respondent No.2-minor daughter) to be paid by the petitioner (herein) from the date of the filing of the application alongwith litigation expenses of Rs.7,000/-.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the learned Family Court, while determining the quantum of interim maintenance, has not taken into consideration the inability of the petitioner to pay the excessive amount, given his current financial condition. Learned counsel has further iterated that the petitioner-husband is suffering from a severe skin disease namely 'Psoriasis' and hence is unable to earn anything. It has been further iterated by learned counsel that the wife (respondent No.1 herein) is gainfully employed and is earning su