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Suchetan M Taruni v. Jeevitha

Karnataka HC12 Feb 2026WP/24575/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Keywords: interim maintenance; reduction of maintenance; suppression of income / inconsistent salary disclosure; Family Court Bengaluru; I Additional Principal Judge; M.C.No.7221/2023; I.A.No.III; Article 227 writ petition; GM-FC; certiorari; minor child maintenance; child with mother; perjury proceedings pending; husband-wife maintenance dispute; ₹10,000 per month; ₹20,000 per month. Neutral citation: NC: 2026:KHC:8778.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of by modifying the impugned Family Court order only to the extent of the maintenance payable by the petitioner to the respondent: her interim maintenance reduced from ₹20,000/- to ₹10,000/- per month; the findings granting ₹20,000/- per month maintenance for the minor child confirmed. ¶50

Suchetan M Taruni Vs Jeevitha — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the interim maintenance of ₹20,000/- per month granted by the Family Court to the respondent/wife should be quashed or revised, in view of the petitioner's contention that the respondent suppressed her actual economic status and disclosed differing salary figures. +1 more

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Court's answer

Since it is clearly brought on record that the respondent did not furnish her exact salary particulars before the Family Court, and as she is also under obligation to look after the welfare of the child, the petitioner is required to pay the respondent ₹10,000/- per month towards her maintenance; accordingly, the interim maintenance granted to the respondent is reduced from ₹20,000/- to ₹10,000/- per month.

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Ratio / Principle

The impugned Family Court order is modified only to the extent of the amount payable as maintenance by the petitioner to the respondent.

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Key takeaways

The grant of ₹20,000/- per month for the maintenance of the minor child (who is with the respondent/mother) requires no interference, and the findings given in respect of payment of maintenance to the child are confirmed.ratio¶43

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India filed by the husband seeking quashing of the order dated 02.04.2025 passed by the I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru on I.A.No.III in M.C.No.7221/2023, whereby he was directed to pay ₹20,000/- per month to his wife and ₹20,000/- per month for the minor child. The petitioner contended that the respondent/wife suppressed her economic status, having disclosed differing monthly income figures in her assets-and-liabilities affidavit and in her interim-maintenance affidavit, and that perjury proceedings initiated by him were pending. Holding that the respondent had not furnished her exact salary particulars before the Family Court, and noting her obligation towards the welfare of the child in her care, the High Court reduced the wife's interim maintenance from ₹20,000/- to ₹10,000/- per month, modified the impugned order only to that extent, and confirmed the ₹20,000/- per month maintenance for the minor child.

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NC: 2026:KHC:8778 WP No. 24575 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO. 24575 OF 2025 (GM-FC)

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BETWEEN:

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SUCHETAN M. TARUNI, S/O MR.MANJUNATH J TARUNI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/ AT 401, 8TH MAIN ROAD, AECS LAYOUT, NEXT TO EURO KIDS SCHOOL

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B BLOCK, SINGASANDRA,

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BENGALURU - 560068.

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Digitally signed by AASEEFA PARVEEN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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(BY SMT. VINITHA P.C., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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…PETITIONER

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JEEVITHA J.S. W/O. MR.SUCHETAN M. TARUNI, D/O MR. J.V. SHANKARBABU, AGED 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT. NO.45,

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HC-KAR

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ANUGRAHA, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN,

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GNANABHARATHI LAYOUT,

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1ST BLOCK, MARIYAPPANAPALYA,

BANGALORE NORTH,

KARNATAKA - 560056

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. M.G. RAVISHA , ADVOCATE)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNX-E TO THE ORDER DTD 02.04.2025 PASSED BY THE I ADDL.PRL.JUDGE FAMILY COURT, BANGALORE ON I.A.NO.3 IN M.C. NO.7221/2023 AND REJECT I.A. NO.3.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR UNDER THE CAPTION "PART HEARD", THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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Heard Ms.Vinitha P.C., learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri.M.G.Ravishankar, learned counsel for the respondent.

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Seeking the Court to issue a writ of certiorari and to quash the order that is rendered by the Court of I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru, on I.A.III in M.C.No.7221/2023 dated 02.04.2025, this writ petition is filed.

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In the proceedings pending between the parties, respondent herein filed an interlocutory application i.e. I.A.No.III seeking the Court to direct petitioner/husband to pay a sum of ₹65,000/- per month towards her maintenance and maintenance of her minor daughter and ₹20,000/- towards one time litigation expenses. Family Court through the impugned order directed the petitioner to pay the respondent a sum of ₹20,000/- per month towards her maintenance and

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HC-KAR

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₹20,000/- per month for the maintenance of the child. Aggrieved by the same this writ petition is filed.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent is guilty of suppressing her economic status. Learned counsel states that respondent is a Software Engineer and she gets huge amount as salary. Learned counsel brought to the notice of this Court the affidavit given by the respondent giving details of her assets and liabilities. Learned counsel also brought to the notice of this Court the affidavit given by the respondent seeking interim maintenance. As rightly pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioner, respondent has stated different figures pertaining to her salary. In the assets and liabilities she mentioned her monthly income as Rs.55,000/.-. However, in the affidavit given by her in the application filed for grant of interim maintenance, at para 08 she made a mention that she is drawing ₹75,000/- in average as salary per month. Learned counsel also states that

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HC-KAR

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proceedings for perjury were initiated by the petitioner and the same is pending.

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Admittedly the child is with respondent/mother.

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The Court granted a sum of ₹20,000/- per month for maintenance of the child which requires no interference.

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So far as grant of maintenance to respondent/ mother is concerned, as it is clearly brought on record that she has not furnished her exact salary particulars before the Family Court and as respondent is under obligation to look after the welfare of the child also, this Court is of the view that petitioner is required to be directed to pay respondent a sum of ₹10,000/- per month towards her maintenance. Therefore, writ petition is disposed of with the following

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ORDER

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i). The order that is rendered by the Court of I Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru on I.A.No.III in M.C.No.7221/2023 dated 02.04.2025 is

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