Murugesh @ Satheesh Pandi v. M.Angala Eswari
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of appeal against interim maintenance; Section 19 Family Courts Act 1984 bars appeal against interlocutory orders; CMA(MD) No.1245 of 2025 (Madurai Bench, Madras High Court, decided 30.10.2025) dismissed at admission stage; interim maintenance of Rs.4,000/- to wife and Rs.3,000/- each to children in IA No.3 of 2022 in HMOP No.277 of 2021, Family Court Tirunelveli; Coordinate Bench order dated 21.03.2024 in CMP No.18729 of 2023 in CMA No.1914 of 2021 batch (para 10): no appeal under Section 28 Hindu Marriage Act or Section 19 Family Courts Act against pendente lite maintenance under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act; Registry directed to issue memo for violation; appellant given liberty to pursue other remedies.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief to the appellant; appeal dismissed at the admission stage with no costs; appellant at liberty to work out his remedy in the manner known to law; connected Miscellaneous Petition (CMP(MD) No.17407 of 2025) closed; Registry directed to issue memo to the concerned staff and officer who took the appeal on file.