Shri. Ashish Sharad Chitale v. Sou. Vaishali Ashish Chitale and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court set aside maintenance orders passed in a petition filed by the wife and children under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The court quashed the order upon being informed that the parties had filed a petition for divorce by mutual consent with consent terms, rendering the maintenance orders obsolete as the children were now married or major.
What did the court decide?
The impugned judgment dated 13th April, 2018 quashed and set aside whatever payments made by the Respondent/husband shall not be asked to be refunded.