Tushar Jagannath Hankare v. Chaitrali Tushar Hankare
Interim maintenance – Section 24, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 1583 of 2025 (Manjusha Deshpande, J.; order dated 08.07.2025). Husband-petitioner challenges Family Court No. 2, Pune order dated 07.10.2024 (Petition No. A-1064 of 2023) directing payment of Rs. 15,000/- per month interim maintenance to the wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, contending the application was not maintainable because he seeks a decree of nullity under Section 12(1)(c) HMA alleging the wife's second marriage during the subsistence of her first marriage. Court issued notice returnable on 05.08.2025; no merits decided. Keywords: interim maintenance, S.24 HMA, nullity, S.12(1)(c) HMA, bigamy allegation, Family Court Pune.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory direction only: notice issued to the Respondent, returnable on 05.08.2025. No interim relief granted or refused and no finding recorded on the maintainability of the Section 24 application or on the merits.