Priyanka Sourabh Patil (Before Marriage Priyanka Raghunath Kadam) v. Sourabh Sanjay Patil
Maintenance enhancement – notice-stage order
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court single-judge order (Manjusha Deshpande, J.), 01.07.2025, WP 8339/2025, wife's writ petition for enhancement of maintenance beyond Rs. 8,000/- per month granted by Family Court, Kolhapur (order dt. 27.11.2024 on Exhibit-12 application); alleged husband's income Rs. 3,00,000/- per month from vehicle trading business; notice issued returnable 29.07.2025; private service permitted with affidavit of service; no merits determination, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Notice to be issued to the Respondent, returnable on 29th July 2025; Petitioner at liberty to serve the Respondent through a permissible private mode in addition to Court notice, and to file affidavit of service before the returnable date. No merits adjudication at this stage. ¶18