IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J
S.Fathima Beevi – Appellant
Versus
K.Mohaidheen – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claim of marriage and interim maintenance. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. legal considerations including islamic marital law. (Para 4 , 8) |
| 3. divergent arguments regarding the definition of 'wife'. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. court's reasoning on maintenance eligibility. (Para 7) |
| 5. decision to grant interim maintenance. (Para 9) |
ORDER
Challenging the order passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai, in Crl.M.P.No.4185 of 2024 in M.C.No.01 of 2024 dated 26.03.2025, the petitioner wife is before this Court.
2. The petitioner herein is the petitioner before the learned Trial Court and she is the wife of the respondent. She preferred an application under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , seeking an interim maintenance of Rs.50,000/-. The petitioner claimed before the learned Trial Court that she was a divorcee, while she was residing with her maternal family, the respondent who is serving as a Junior Assistant hailing from Achanpudur, had proposed to marry the petitioner through her brother one Ahmed, brother-in-law one Ibrahim and other relatives. Accepting his proposal, the petitioner was given in marriage to the respondent on 23.06.2021 by entering i
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