Javed Akhtar and Ors. v. Mumtaj Begum
Maintenance to wife – quantum – Husband's total wages Rs.13,280/- per month
Case brief
What is this about?
CMPMO No. 270 of 2025, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, decided 06.10.2025 by Justice Ajay Mohan Goel (oral). Petitioners (husband and others) challenged the appellate order granting the wife maintenance of Rs.5,000/- per month; the Court held the award excessive relative to the husband's income of Rs.13,280/- per month and reduced it to Rs.4,000/- per month, leaving the rest of the appellate judgment intact; petition disposed of. No statutory provisions or precedent case law are discussed in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Order of the learned Appellate Court modified: monthly maintenance payable by the husband (petitioner No. 1) to the respondent reduced from Rs.5,000/- to Rs.4,000/- per month; rest of the appellate judgment left undisturbed; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, disposed of accordingly.