Abbu Bakar Abdul Raheman v. Shaikh Fatema W/O Abbubakar Shaikh and Another
Maintenance – Quantum – Minor child
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Y. G. Khobragade, J.), decided 11th June 2025 in Criminal Revision Application No. 226 of 2024: father's challenge to the quantum of maintenance of Rs.5,000/- per month awarded to his 3-year-old minor daughter failed; the court upheld the trial court's award citing the school-going child's daily needs and education expenses, and noted the additional Rs.2,000/- towards litigation charges; revision dismissed. No statute or precedent was cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Respondent no.2 being a minor and now a school-going child, considering her daily needs and expenses towards school education, the maintenance of Rs.5,000/- granted to the minor child by the learned trial court does not appear to be exorbitant or illegal. ¶19