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Santosh S/O Suresh Shirsat v. Nilima W/O Santosh Shirsat

Bombay HC18 Dec 2025WP/956/2025

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What is this about?

Interim maintenance; Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Family Court Akola; Petition No.A-249/2023; Interim Application No.66/2024; Exh.-13 order dated 05/08/2025; Rs.5,000/- interim maintenance; non-disclosure of income ('लागू नाही'/'नाही') in affidavit of assets and liabilities; labour work; husband's duty and obligation to maintain wife; writ petition dismissed. Neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:14520; Single Judge: M.M. Nerlikar; Decision date: December 18, 2025.

What did the court decide?

In the affidavit of assets and liabilities placed on record, the petitioner returned 'लागू नाही' or 'नाही' in all columns, which means that he does not want to disclose his true income. ¶23

Santosh S/O Suresh Shirsat Vs Nilima W/O Santosh… — Matrimonial and Divorce | Bombay HC (2025)

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2025:BHC-NAG:14520

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5-Cr.WP-956-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR .

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CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 956 OF 2025

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Mr. Santosh S/o Suresh Shirsat

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-- VERSUS --

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Mrs. Nilima W/o Santosh Shirsat

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Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram,__________________________________________________________________________

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appearances, Court's orders of directions

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Court's or Judge's orders.

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and Registrar's Orders.

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Mr. S.A. Javalkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. D.V. Mahajan, Advocate for the Respondent.

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CORAM : M.M. NERLIKAR, J.

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DATE : DECEMBER 18, 2025.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent.

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The order dated 05/08/2025, passed below Exh.-13 by the Family Court, Akola, in Petition No.A-249/2023 (Interim Application No.66/2024), grating interim maintenance to the wife amounting to Rs.5,000/- from the date of application, is under challenge.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no means to maintain his wife. He further submits that the wife is working as a tailor and has recently completed a nursing course. He further submits that, as the petitioner is not doing anything, therefore, the Trial

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Court has recently granted Rs.5,000/- as interim maintenance.

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On the other hand, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the main petition under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is pending, and the Court has only considered the grant of interim maintenance. He further submits that, insofar as the grant of interim maintenance is concerned, it is not necessary to go into the merits of the matter.

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I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties. It appears that the respondent has placed on record the affidavit of assets and liabilities, which shows that in all the columns of the said affidavit, the petitioner has returned as “ला�गू� ना�ही�” or “ना�ही�”, that means that the petitioner does not want to disclose his true income.

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As was submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is doing labour work, that by itself, is sufficient to consider that Rs.5,000/- as interim maintenance is not exorbitant. Further, it is the duty and obligation on the part of the husband to maintain his wife. Under such circumstances, I do not find any merit in the petition, and the same is dismissed accordingly.

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[ M.M. NERLIKAR, J ]

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Piyush Mahajan

Santosh S/O Suresh Shirsat v. Nilima W/O Santosh Shirsat

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