Rakesh Ratan Nath v. Depanjali Nayak
Case brief
What is this about?
Rakesh Ratan Nath v. Deepanjali Nayak & another, CRLMP No. 782 of 2025 (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Chittaranjan Dash, J., order dated 17.10.2025): challenge to interim maintenance order dated 20.05.2025 of Family Court-II, Bhubaneswar awarding Rs.7,000/- to the wife (O.P. No.1) and Rs.3,000/- to O.P. No.2; plea of nil income and employed wife rejected; no interference as order based on facts and income asserted by wife absent contrary material from Petitioner; main application to be disposed within three months; disclosure of income, assets and liabilities required per Rajnesh vs. Neha (2021) 2 SCC 324; CRLMP disposed of.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the Petitioner; the impugned interim maintenance order was left undisturbed, with the main application of the Opposite Party to be disposed of within three months and the Petitioner permitted to plead and disclose income, assets and liabilities at the final hearing.