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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUMEET GOEL
Inderesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Sunita Rani – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sumeet Goel, J. (Oral)
Vide this common order, the afore-said two revision petitions t of the common impugned order are being disposed off. For the sake of brevity, recitals/facts are being taken from CRR(F)-331-2024.
1. The instant revision petition has been preferred against the order dated 23.11.2023 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, jalandhar (hereinafter to be referred as 'impugned order') praying for setting- aside/modification of the quantum of interim maintenance awarded id order. Vide the impugned order; the respondents (parents of the petitioner) have been awarded interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.7,000/- per month (i.e. Rs.3500/- per month each to the respondents) from the date of the application along with litigation expenses of Rs.5,000/-. The respondents had filed a petition, under Section 125 of Cr.P.C., 1973 before the Family Court, stating that they are the mother and father, respectively, of the petitioner and are unable to maintain themselves and hence the interim maintenance ought to be awarded to them.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-son has argued that while granting the interim maintenance, the learned Family C
Interim maintenance is provisional and based on estimations, requiring financial disclosures to ensure fair assessment and prevent misrepresentation.
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....
The father's obligation to maintain his child is paramount and cannot be negated by the mother's financial status, emphasizing shared parental duties.
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