Navjyotsingh Gangansigh Granthi v. Gurvindar Kaur W/O Navjyotsingh Granthi
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim maintenance; S.125 Cr.P.C. 1973; criminal revision dismissed; Family Court Nanded; Chartered Accountant husband; Gurdwara Sachkhand Board statutory auditor (FY 2020-21, 2021-22); resignation dated 09.05.2023 immaterial as audited years pre-dated it; claimed income of Rs. 12,000 p.m. unsupported by cogent material versus Family Court finding of Rs. 50,000–60,000 p.m.; husband's legal and moral duty to maintain wife and children; liberal/purposive interpretation of S.125; Bhushan Kumar Meen v. Mansi Meen (2010) 15 SCC 372 distinguished. Disposition: CRA 32/2024 dismissed on 16.04.2026 by Abhay J. Mantri, J.; interim maintenance of Rs. 15,000 p.m. (wife) and Rs. 5,000 p.m. (minor daughter) upheld pending main Petition E-57/2023. Useful for arguments that professional qualification and auditor appointments evidence earning capacity, that post-period resignations do not defeat maintenance claims, and for distinguishing Bhushan Kumar Meen on the availability of income evidence.