Gurmeet Singh v. Taranjeet Kaur
Case brief
What is this about?
In a revision petition challenging maintenance pendente lite, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed the husband's claim of excessive grant. The court noted the husband concealed material income facts, disapproved his averments, and held the amount was not excessive.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition dismissed as meritless and amount of maintenance held not to be reduced.
What the court decided
C. R. No. 5945 of 2012 (O&M)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.
Case No. : C. R. No. 5945 of 2012 (O&M) Date of Decision : October 05, 2012
Gurmeet Singh .... Petitioner Vs. Taranjeet Kaur .... Respondent
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL
Present : Mr. Vikas Mehsempuri, Advocate for the petitioner.
L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) :
C. M. No. 25211-C-II of 2012 :
Allowed as prayed for.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the trial court's order granting maintenance pendente lite to the wife was excessive to warrant reduction under Article 227.
Whether the petitioner husband acted with clean hands given discrepancies in his income disclosures.
Whether the petitioner deserves indulgence from the High Court in the exercise of revisional jurisdiction.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Gurmeet Singh
- respondent
Taranjeet Kaur
Coram
L.N. Mittal
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Punjab & Haryana HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- CR/5945/2012
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