Dismissed
Smt. Priti Alias Manju Bunti Chug v. Bunti Shankar Chug
Bombay HCCP/426/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The single-judge High Court bench dismissed a contempt petition alleging that the wife made false statements regarding maintenance arrears, holding that the judge merely accepted a husband's statement incidentally and no distinct order was passed against the respondent. The petitioner was afforded liberty to pursue false statement proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Petition for contempt dismissed; liberty reserved for petitioner to initiate proceedings for false statement.