Cross-revision petitions by wife and husband against a Family Court order enhancing monthly maintenance from Rs.1,500 to Rs.10,000. Considering the husband's pension of about Rs.32,824 per month, his age ailments, and the wife's mental illness with no income, the High Court held the amount proper and dismissed both petitions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA
REV.PET FAMILY COURT NO. 289 OF 2025 C/W REV.PET FAMILY COURT NO. 264 OF 2024
IN RPFC No.289/2025:
BETWEEN:
SMT. PUTTANANJAMMA, W/O GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT YALADAHALLI VILLAGE, NAGAVALLI POST, HEBBUR HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT -572 120.
…PETITIONER (BY SRI. N. KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by AASEEFA PARVEEN SRI. B. H. GANGAIAH, Location: HIGH COURT OF S/O BORALINGAIAH, KARNATAKA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, C/O SAKAMMA, R/AT KEMPASAGARA (AGRAHARA), KOTTAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 130.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI.H.R.SANJEEVE GOWDA, ADVOCATE)
THIS RPFC FILED UNDER SEC.19(4) OF THE FAMILY COURTS ACT., AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024
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PASSED IN CRL.MISC NO.56/2023 ON THE FILE OF I ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, TUMAKURU, PARTLY ALLOWING PETITION FILED UNDER ORDER 127 OF Cr.P.C FOR MAINTENANCE.
IN RPFC NO. 264/2024:
BETWEEN:
SRI. B H GANGAIAH S/O. BORALINGAIHA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, C/O SAKAMMA, RESIDING AT: KEMPASAGARA AGARAHARA KOTTAGERE HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 101.
...PETITIONER
(BY SRI. H. R. SANJEEVE GOWDA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
SMT. PUTTANANJAMMA, W/O. GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RESIDING AT YALDAHALLI VILLAGE, NAGAVALLI POST, HEBBUR HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 101.
...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. N. KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
THIS RPFC FILED UNDER SEC.19(4) OF THE FAMILY COURTS ACT., AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 28.10.2024
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PASSED IN Crl. Misc. NO.56/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, TUMAKURU, PARTLY ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED UNDER SEC.127 OF Cr.P.C., FOR ENHANCEMENT OF MAINTENANCE.
THESE PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA
ORAL ORDER
Heard Sri.H.R. Sanjeeve Gowda, learned counsel for the petitioner in RPFC No.264/2024 who represents the respondent in the connected matter. Also heard Sri.N.Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent in RPFC No.264/2024 who represents the petitioner in the connected matter i.e. RPFC No. 289/2025.
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submits that husband was regular in paying maintenance to his
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wife. Parties were blessed with two children and husband imparted education to those children, looked after their each and every necessity and made them settle in life. He retired from service and he draws around ₹11,000/- per month towards pension. That apart, husband suffers with different kinds of ailments and he requires lot of amount for his treatment. Therefore, he cannot pay huge sum of ₹10,000/towards maintenance to his wife and thus the revision petition filed by him is required to be allowed.
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conclusion of this Court is that both the revision petitions are devoid of merits. Resultantly, the following:
ORDER
Sd/(DR.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA)
JUDGE
AP CT:TSM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Family Court's enhancement of maintenance from Rs.1,500 to Rs.10,000 per month should be increased or reduced.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Puttananjamma
Sri. B. H. Gangaiah
Chillakur Sumalatha
As recorded by the court registry
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