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Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Civil Revisional Jurisdiction CO 67 of 2025 Jagadish Sharma -versus-

Progoti Sharma (Mitra)

Mr. Satyam Sarkar … for the petitioner.

Mr. Gopal Sah, Ms. Lav Das …for the opposite party.

This is an application by the husband assailing the order dated 6th February, 2025 passed in an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 made by the opposite party-wife. It appears from the said order that in the cross-examination, the petitioner (husband) has admitted that the opposite party (wife) is unemployed and the petitioner’s (husband’s) father-in- law has also died. In cross-examination, the petitioner has also admitted that he is an Assistant Teacher and his present salary is Rs.41,000/- per month. The petitioner has also acknowledged in cross-examination that since 2020 he has not provided any maintenance to his wife-opposite party.

In this background, the learned trial court has directed a sum of Rs.10,000/- per month to be paid to the wife as maintenance pendente lite. The order has also provided for payment of Rs.5,000/- to the opposite party-wife as litigation cost.

The petitioner says that under Section