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Neha Jain v. Rachit Jain

Delhi HC18 Sept 2025MAT.APP.(F.C.)/239/2024

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What is this about?

Maintenance pendente lite; Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act 1955; Family Court order 16.03.2024 partly allowed; wife highly educated, prior income at M/s Jagbros Consultants Ltd.; counsel ad idem for fresh decision; Family Court to decide afresh within three months uninfluenced by prior order; appeal disposed, pending application closed; Neha Jain v Rachit Jain; Delhi High Court; 18.09.2025; MAT.APP.(F.C.) 239/2024.

What did the court decide?

Appeal disposed of; Family Court directed/requested to decide the Appellant's Section 24 HMA application afresh within three months, uninfluenced by the previous (impugned) order; the pending application stands closed. ¶17

Neha Jain Vs Rachit Jain — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Family Court's order dated 16.03.2024, partly allowing the Appellant-wife's application under Section 24 HMA for maintenance pendente lite (with the Family Court's observations that she is highly educated and had prior regular income at M/s Jagbros Consultants Ltd.), should stand or be decided afresh.

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Court's answer

After some arguments, learned counsel representing the parties agreed (ad idem) that the Family Court should be requested to decide the Appellant's application under Section 24 of the HMA afresh, after considering all aspects of the matter.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the proceedings under the HMA are still pending before the Family Court, the High Court requested the Family Court to decide the application filed by the Appellant under Section 24 of the HMA afresh within a period of three months.

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Key takeaways

The Family Court shall decide the Section 24 HMA application uninfluenced by the previous order dated 16.03.2024, which is impugned in this appeal.ratio¶16
The present Appeal is accordingly disposed of with the foregoing directions, and the pending application also stands closed.ratio¶17

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MAT.APP.(F.C.) 239/2024 (High Court of Delhi; Anil Kshetarpal & Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, JJ.; 18.09.2025) — Neha Jain v. Rachit Jain. The appeal assailed a Family Court order dated 16.03.2024 that had partly allowed the appellant-wife's application under Section 24 HMA for maintenance pendente lite, the Family Court having observed that she is highly educated and previously earned regular income with M/s Jagbros Consultants Ltd., owned by the respondent-husband. Counsel for both sides were ad idem that the Family Court should decide the application afresh after considering all aspects. The High Court requested the Family Court to decide the Section 24 HMA application afresh within three months, uninfluenced by the previous order, and disposed of the appeal; the pending application stood closed. HMA proceedings remain pending before the Family Court.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- MAT.APP.(F.C.) 239/2024 & CM APPL. 42598/2024 NEHA JAIN

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.....Appellant

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Through: Mr. Saurabh Dev Karan Singh, Mr. Sanjay Shisodia, Advs.

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versus

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RACHIT JAIN .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjiv Bahl, Mr. Sahil Gupta, Mr. Aman Kumar, Advs.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

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O R D E R % 18.09.2025

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The present Appeal has been filed by the Appellant (Respondent‟s wife) assailing an order dated 16.03.2024 passed by the Family Court, wherein an application filed by the Appellant under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [hereinafter referred to as „HMA‟] for grant of maintenance pendent lite was partly allowed by the Family Court. It has been observed by the Family Court that the Appellant-wife is highly educated and that she was previously earning regular income while working in M/s Jagbros Consultants Ltd., which is owned by the Respondent-husband.

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After some arguments, learned counsel representing the parties are ad idem that the Family Court should be requested to decide the application afresh filed by the Appellant under Section 24 of the HMA, after

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/09/2025 at 12:38:26

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considering all aspects of the matter.

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The proceedings under the HMA are still pending before the Family Court. Accordingly, the Family Court is requested to decide the application filed by the Appellant under Section 24 of the HMA afresh within a period of three months. The Family Court shall decide the application uninfluenced by the previous order, which is impugned herein.

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The present Appeal is accordingly disposed of with the aforegoing directions. The pending application also stands closed.

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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

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HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 jai/rgk

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/09/2025 at 12:38:26

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