The High Court of Chhattisgarh dismissed a revision appeal against an order condoning delay and upholding maintenance of Rs.5,000 per month. The Court held the order was just, proper, and required no interference.
The revision is dismissed.
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NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
CRR No. 775 of 2015
---- Applicant
Versus
---- Respondent
For Applicant: Shri Shivendu Pandya, Advocate. For Respondent: Shri J.K. Gupta, Advocate
Hon'ble Shri Justice Pritinker Diwaker
Order On Board
04/12/2015
married the respondent herein on 28.11.2013 at Hotel Babylon, Raipur and in the marriage sufficient dowry was given to the applicant. However, after some time of the marriage, the respondent and his family members have started treating her with cruelty for the demand of dowry. The respondent is habitual drunkard and used to harass & beat her after consuming liquor. It has further been stated in the application that her financial condition is not as such where she can maintain herself, whereas the applicant-husband is Proprietor of a transport company and earns about Rs.2 Lac per month and therefore she is entitled to receive maintenance at the rate of Rs.50,000/- per month from the applicanthusband.
payments or deductions. The amount of maintenance fixed for the wife should be such as she can live in reasonable comfort considering her status and the mode of life she used to when she lived with her husband and also that she does not feel handicapped in the prosecution of her case. At the same time, the amount so fixed cannot be excessive or extortionate.
Sd/(Pritinker Diwaker) Judge
roshan/-
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should interfere with the Family Court's order granting Rs.5,000 per month maintenance to the wife.
Whether the wife's separate residence without sufficient reason bars her entitlement to maintenance.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Prince Nagpal
Smt. Shikha Nagpal
Pritinker Diwaker
As recorded by the court registry
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