IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA FAO(FC) No.30 of 2024 Decided on : December 3, 2024 Ankush Kumar …..Appellant Versus Shikha Choudhary ….Respondent Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge.

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge Whether approved for reporting?

For the Appellant : Mr.Dheeraj K. Verma, Advocate.

For the respondent : Mr.Naveen K. Bhardwaj, Advocate.

Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge (Oral)

Present appeal has been preferred by husband-

Ankush Kumar against his wife-Shikha Choudhary, assailing order dated 05.01.2024 passed by Principal Judge (Family Court), Kangra at Dharamshala, in application CMA No.1233 of 2022, titled as Shikha vs. Ankush Kumar, preferred by wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as ‘H.M. Act’), for grant of pendente lite maintenance during pendency of the main petition preferred by husband-Ankush Kumar for dissolution of marriage bearing HMA No.946 of 2022, filing No.HMA No.2430 of 2022, titled as Ankush Kumar vs. Shikha Choudhary, under Section 13 1(ia), (ib) of the H.M. Act.

2. Admittedly, main petition preferred by Ankush Kumar was dismissed for non-prosecution on 05.01.2024 when ne