V.Devan v. J.Indumathi
Case brief
What is this about?
This revision petition challenged a maintenance order allowing Rs.7,000 per month to a divorced wife. The High Court dismissed the petition, finding no perversity in the order and discretion to the lower court on evidence.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition dismissed; petitioner directed to comply with lower court order.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 20.01.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
Crl.R.C.No.813 of 2019
V.Devan
Versus
J.Indumathi
PRAYER: Criminal Revision petition is filed under Section 397 & 401 Cr.P.C seeking to call for the records and set aside the impugned order passed by the IV Additional Family Court, Chennai in M.C.No.578 of 2014 dated 31.05.2019.
For Petitioner : No appearance
For Respondent : No appearance O R D E R
This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed seeking to call for the records and set aside the impugned order passed by the IV Additional Family Court, Chennai in M.C.No.578 of 2014 dated 31.05.2019.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should exercise revisional jurisdiction to reappreciate evidence where the lower court found the maintenance amount reasonable.
Whether the impugned order granting maintenance to a divorced wife is perversely low.
Whether the divorce order on grounds of cruelty entitles the wife to continued maintenance.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
V. Devan
- respondent
J. Indumathi
Coram
P. Velmurugan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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