C.Sasidharan Vs S.Mahalakshmi — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

C.Sasidharan Vs S.Mahalakshmi — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Partial relief: interim maintenance payable by the revision petitioner husband reduced from Rs.12,000/- to Rs.10,000/-, with accrued arrears, till completion of H.M.O.P.No. 193 of 2022; non-payment disentitles him from proceeding with the H.M.O.P.; both parties to co-operate with trial proceedings; disposed of with no costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order of the trial court directing the revision petitioner husband to pay interim maintenance of Rs.12,000/- to the respondent wife in I.A.No.25/2024 in H.M.O.P.No.193/2022 should be set aside or modified, given that both spouses are employed.

Ratio / Principle

This Court directed the revision petitioner husband to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- towards interim maintenance to the respondent wife, reducing the trial court's direction of Rs.12,000/-, taking into account that the husband works as HR Manager receiving reasonable salary and rent from immovable property while the respondent wife is employed as a Nurse.

Key takeaways

The interim maintenance is payable along with accrued arrears of maintenance to the respondent wife till the completion of the H.M.O.P. proceedings.ratio¶27
Both parties were directed to co-operate with the trial proceedings before the trial court.ratio¶27
If the interim maintenance amount is not paid, the revision petitioner husband is not entitled to proceed with the proceedings in H.M.O.P.No. 193 of 2022.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Maintenance — Interim maintenance — reduction by High Court in revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India — Madras High Court (T.V. Thamilselvi J.), CRP No. 2025 of 2025, decision dated 02-04-2026. The revision challenged the order in I.A.No.25/2024 in H.M.O.P.No.193/2022 dated 28-10-2024 of the learned Subordinate Court, Chidambaram, which directed the husband (an HR Manager earning around Rs.1 lakh and receiving rent from immovable property) to pay Rs.12,000/- as interim maintenance to the wife, who herself is employed as a Nurse. Holding that both spouses are employed, the High Court directed the husband to pay Rs.10,000/- towards interim maintenance along with accrued arrears till completion of the H.M.O.P. proceedings; both parties to co-operate with the trial proceedings; if the amount is not paid, the husband is not entitled to proceed with H.M.O.P.No. 193 of 2022. Civil Revision Petition disposed of; no costs.

CRP No. 2025 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02-04-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE T.V.THAMILSELVI

CRP No. 2025 of 2025

C.Sasidharan

S/o. Chandrasekaran, No.1981/56-3, Paradhesi Nayacker Street, Usupur Post, Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore District

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

S.Mahalakshmi D/o. Sudhagar, D.No.714, Paradhesi Nayakar Street, Usupur Post, Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore District

..Respondent(s)

PRAYER

Civil Revision Petition filed under Art. 227 of Constitution of India, praying to set aside the order in I.A.No.25/2024 in HMOP.No.193/2022 dated 28-10-2024 on the file of the learned Subordinate Court, Chidambaram

For Petitioner(s): M/s. V.Vadivalagia Nambi For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Manivasagan

ORDER

Challenging the impugned order passed in I.A.No.25 of 2024 in H.M.O.P.No. 193 of 2022 by the learned Sub-Judge, Chidambaram with regard

to the payment of interim maintenance, the Revision Petitioner husband preferred this Civil Revision Petition.

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2.Before the trial court, the Revision Petitioner husband filed a petition in H.M.O.P.No. 193 of 2022 and the same is pending before the Sub-Court, Chidambaram. Meanwhile, the respondent wife filed an application seeking for interim maintenance. On considering the income of revision petitioner husband, who is working as HR Manager and receiving salary around Rs.1 lakh and also receiving rent from the immovable property, the trial judge had passed an order directing the revision petitioner husband to pay a sum of Rs.12,000/- to the respondent wife. Aggrieved over that, he preferred this Civil Revision Petition.

The learned counsel for revision petitioner husband would submit that the respondent wife is employed as Nurse and she is also not living with him and separated from the matrimonial home. Hence, he raised objections and prayed to set aside the findings rendered by the trial judge.

As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the revision petitioner that the respondent wife filed the petition in H.M.O.P.No.193 of 2022 for restitution of conjugal rights and subsequently, she filed an application seeking interim maintenance to her till the disposal of H.M.O.P. Admittedly, the revision petitioner husband is working as HR Manager, in which he is receiving reasonable salary and the respondent is also employed as Nurse. Considering

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that, this Court is inclined to direct the revision petitioner husband to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- towards interim maintenance along with accrued arrears of maintenance to the respondent wife till the completion of H.M.O.P. proceedings. Both parties are directed to co-operate with the trial proceedings before the trial court. If the amount is not paid, he is not entitled to proceed with

the proceedings in H.M.O.P.No. 193 of 2022. Accordingly, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of. No costs.

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No

RPP

To

The Subordinate Court, Chidambaram.

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T.V.THAMILSELVI J.

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