IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VINAY SARAF ON THE 16^th OF FEBRUARY, 2024 FIRST APPEAL No. 432 of 2010 BETWEEN:-

1. SMT. VANDANA TIWARI W/O SHRI MANISH TIWARI, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RAVI SHANKAR WARD, CHAMELI CHOWK, P.S. MOTI NAGAR, TAH. & DISTT.

SAGAR (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....APPELLANT (BY MS. KAMLESH TAMRAKAR - ADVOCATE)

AND

1. MANISH TIWARI S/O SHRI YOGENDRA TIWARI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, BEHIND PALOTAN GANJ SCHOOL, LAXMIPURA WARD, SAGAR (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....RESPONDENT (BY SHRI ASHISH SHARMA – ADVOCATE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This appeal coming on for admission this day, Justice Vinay Saraf passed the following:

JUDGMENT

Judgment and Decree passed by Principal Judge, Family Court, Sagar in Civil Suit No. 97A/09 on 11.05.2010 is assailed by appellant/wife to the extent of amount awarded under Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short “HM Act”) with a prayer to enhance it. Decree of divorce passed under Section 13(1)(i-b) of HM Act has not been challenged by either party and same has attained finality.

2. The sole question involve