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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
RAJU NARAYANA SWAMY – Appellant
Versus
BEENA M.D – Respondent
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| 1. court's jurisdiction in maintenance cases. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. right to claim adjustments for previously made maintenance payments. (Para 3) |
ORDER
Dated : 18th December, 2025 This Revision petition was filed by the first respondent in M.C. No.
30 of 2018 on the file of a Judicial Magistrate of First Class -II, Kochi. The above M.C was filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 by his wife. As per Order dated 18.09.2019, the learned Magistrate directed the revision petitioner to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs.20,000/- to the petitioner in the M.C, from the date of the application. In Crl. Appeal No. 313 of 2019, the learned Sessions Judge enhanced the monthly maintenance to Rs.50,000/- per month. The said maintenance was reduced to Rs.40,000/- per month by this Court as per the judgment in Crl.R.P Nos. 277 and 287 of 2023. Though the revision petitioner approached the Apex court by filing a Special Leave petition, so far the maintenance awarded by this Court at the rate of Rs. 40,000/- was not altered.
2. Thereafter, the petitioner in the M.C filed applications before the learned Magistrate for realising the arrears of maintenanc
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