Amol S/O Madhukarrao Ingale v. Amruta W/O Amol Ingale and Another
Maintenance – Salary attachment
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Writ Petition No.172 of 2024, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench (Anil S. Kilor, J.; decided 07.02.2025; neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:1302). Amol s/o Madhukarrao Ingale v. Amruta w/o Amol Ingale. Challenge to Family Court, Yavatmal order below Exh.15 (20.09.2023) attaching salary at Rs.10,000/- per month for recovery of wrongly computed arrears of Rs.3,81,000/-; arrears correctly run from 23.01.2023 at Rs.4,000/- per month (interim maintenance per Criminal Revision Application No.03 of 2019) totalling Rs.32,000/-. Salary attachment reduced to Rs.4,000/- per month till decision in Petition ER No.30 of 2023; excess deductions adjustable against future alimony or refundable. Keywords: salary attachment, interim maintenance, maintenance arrears computation, Family Court Yavatmal, revisional court remand, refund of excess deduction.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition partly allowed. The order dated 20.09.2023 of the Family Court, Yavatmal in Petition ER No.30 of 2023 is modified: the petitioner's salary is to be attached only to the extent of Rs.4,000/- per month till the decision in Petition ER No.30 of 2023; after the final decision, amounts already attached found to be excess are to be adjusted against future alimony if granted, or otherwise refunded to the petitioner by the respondents.