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Suresh Kumar v. Divya

Madras HC2 Jul 2026CRP/2437/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

CRP No. 2437 of 2025 AND CMP NO. 13988 OF 2025; High Court of Judicature at Madras; Abdul Quddhose J.; 02-07-2026; interim maintenance Rs.8,000/- per month upheld as reasonable; dismissal of revision petition against order dated 28.11.2024 of II Additional Sub Court, Coimbatore in I.A. No.1 of 2023 in H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022; arrears payable within four weeks; main matrimonial proceeding to be disposed within six months; husband-petitioner versus wife-respondent.

What did the court decide?

Civil Revision Petition dismissed; petitioner directed to pay arrears of interim maintenance as fixed by the Court below within four weeks; Court below directed to dispose of H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022 within six months; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (CMP No. 13988 of 2025) closed. ¶25

Suresh Kumar Vs Divya — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the interim maintenance of Rs.8,000/- per month fixed by the Court below for the respondent and her child is excessive and warrants interference by this Court through the Civil Revision Petition.

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Court's answer

The sum of Rs.8,000/- per month fixed by the Trial Court towards interim maintenance, being for the respondent as well as her child, is a reasonable sum and cannot be interfered with by this Court through this Civil Revision Petition.

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Ratio / Principle

No infirmity was found in the impugned order passed by the Court below; accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition was dismissed, with the petitioner directed to pay the arrears of interim maintenance, as fixed by the Court below, within four weeks.

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Key takeaways

Considering that the H.M.O.P. is of the year 2022, the Court below was directed to dispose of H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022 within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Abdul Quddhose J.) dismissed a Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the interim maintenance order dated 28.11.2024 passed by the II Additional Sub Court, Coimbatore in I.A. No.1 of 2023 in H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022, which directed the petitioner-husband to pay Rs.8,000/- per month to the respondent-wife. Holding that the sum, fixed for the respondent and her male child, was reasonable and free of infirmity, the Court declined to interfere, directed payment of arrears within four weeks, and instructed the Court below to dispose of the pending H.M.O.P. within six months.

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CRP No. 2437 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 02-07-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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CRP No. 2437 of 2025 AND CMP NO. 13988 OF 2025

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Suresh Kumar

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Petitioner(s)

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Divya

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Respondent(s)

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PRAYER

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Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to set aside the Final Order passed in I.A. No.1 of 2023 to Interim Maintenance in H.M.O.P. No. 306 / 2022 dated 28.11.2024 on the file of the 2nd Additional Subordinate Court at Coimbatore by allowing the present CRP

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.Deepan Uday For Respondent(s): Ms. K. Chandra

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ORDER

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This Civil Revision Petition has been filed, challenging the impugned order dated 28.11.2024 passed by the II Additional Sub Court, Coimbatore, in I.A. No.1 of 2023 in H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022.

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Under the aforesaid order, the II Additional Sub Court, Coimbatore, has

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directed the petitioner to pay interim maintenance amount of Rs.8,000/- per month to the respondent. The petitioner is the husband and the respondent is the

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wife.

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H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022 was filed by the petitioner against the respondent, seeking for dissolution of marriage. Out of the wedlock between the petitioner and the respondent, a male child was born and is presently in the custody of the respondent. The interim maintenance amount was directed to be paid by the petitioner towards the maintenance of the respondent and her child. The sum fixed by the Court below is only Rs.8,000/- per month. The petitioner contends that the sum fixed by the Court below towards interim maintenance is excessive.

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Since the amount fixed by the Trial Court towards interim maintenance is only Rs.8,000/- per month, that too for the respondent as well as her child, this Court is of the considered view that the sum fixed by the Trial Court is a reasonable sum and cannot be interfered with by this Court through this Civil Revision Petition.

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This Court does not find any infirmity in the impugned order passed by

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the Court below. Accordingly, this Civil Revision Petition is dismissed by directing the petitioner to pay the arrears of interim maintenance, as fixed by the Court below, to the respondent within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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CRP No. 2437 of 2025

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After dismissing the Civil Revision Petition, the learned counsel for the

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petitioner seeks for a direction from this Court to the Court below to dispose of H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022 within the time frame to be fixed by this Court.

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After giving due consideration to the fact that the H.M.O.P. is of the

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year 2022, this Court directs the Court below to dispose of H.M.O.P. No.306 of 2022 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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02-07-2026

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

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The II Additional Sub-Ordinate Court, Coimbatore.

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CRP No. 2437 of 2025

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