S. G. CHATTOPADHYAY
Pravas Barman – Appellant
Versus
Arpit Barman – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This criminal revision petition is directed against the order dated 27.07.2021 passed by the Family Court, Agartala in Crl. Misc.603 of 2019 whereby the Family Court has directed the petitioner to pay monthly maintenance allowance of a sum of Rs.10,000/- to his son Arpit Barman w.e.f. 01.10.2019 by depositing the same in the bank account of his mother who is the divorced wife of the petitioner.
2. The fact of the case in brief is that marriage between the petitioner and Smt. Helan Sarkar was dissolved on mutual consent by a judgment dated 28.09.2016 passed by the Family Court, Agartala in Title Suit (Divorce) 351 of 2015 and at the time of granting divorce, permanent alimony payable to the wife of the petitioner was settled at Rs.3,50,000/- which has already been paid by the petitioner to his divorced wife Smt. Helan Sarkar. It was also settled between the parties that their son would live with his mother. Pursuant to the decree of divorce, the spouses were separated from each other and they started living separately. The petitioner husband has, by this time, remarried. On 01.10.2019, divorced wife of the petitioner filed a petition in the Family Court, Agartala alleging
Family Courts must ensure maintenance awards are just and reasonable, taking into account both parents' financial capabilities and the child's specific needs, to promote the child's welfare post-divo....
The court emphasized the husband’s duty to maintain an adequate standard of living for his ex-wife and child, reflective of his income and their necessities.
(1) Income of spouse is one of prime considerations for determination of maintenance allowance to wife and children.(2) Husband cannot be permitted to ignore his responsibility for maintaining his di....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the obligation of the husband to provide adequate financial support to his wife and children, considering their reasonable needs and the standard o....
A husband has a legal obligation to maintain his wife and children, which cannot be ignored despite personal hardships or the wife's income capacity.
Parents have a primary duty to financially support their children, prioritizing child welfare over other familial obligations.
Onus is on husband to establish with necessary material that there are sufficient grounds to show that he is unable to maintain the family and discharge his legal obligations for reasons beyond his c....
A husband must provide reasonable maintenance to his wife and children based on his income, and courts can modify maintenance orders if they find them unreasonable.
The court emphasized the financial capacity of the husband and the settled position of law regarding the commencement date of maintenance payments.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's authority to enhance the maintenance amount under Section 125 Cr.P.C. based on the income of the respondent-husband and the needs of th....
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