Revision against an order granting Rs. 2,000/p.m. for decree-holder and Rs. 5,000/p.m. for wife/mother claiming maintenance. High Court upheld lower order, noting wife's improved income status.
Impugned order dated 18-03-2020 allowing maintenance of Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 5,000 to respondents is upheld.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1080/2020
Suresh Choudhary S/o Shri Gaidi Lal Choudhary, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Gram Mahachandpura Post Kauthun Tehsil Chaksu Distt. Jaipur Raj.
----Petitioner
Versus
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv. for Mr. Sandeep Jain, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Narendra Mohan, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS
Judgment / Order
02/05/2025
;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ;kph@ifr ds }kjk viuh iRuh o vo;Ld iq=@v;kph la[;k&1 o 2 ds fo:) fo}ku ikfjokfjd U;k;ky; dze&3] t;iqj }kjk QkStnkjh izdj.k la[;k 03/2016 esa ikfjr vkns”k fnukad 18-03-2020 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh gS] ftlds ek/;e ls ;kph dks viuh iRuh ds fy, 2]000@&:i;s rFkk vo;Ld iq= ds fy, 5]000@&:i;s izfrekg Hkj.k iks’k.k dh jkf”k vnk fd;s tkus ds vkns”k fn;s x;s gSaA
bl iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ij fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph o v;kph dh cgl lquh x;h ,oa i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA
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fo}ku vf/koDrk ;kph dk fuosnu gS fd ;kph izkbosV QSDVªh esa dk;Z djrk gS] mldh vk; 7]000@&:i;s izfrekg gS] 4]000@&:i;s edku fdjk;k vnk dj nsrk gS tcfd mldh iRuh vkaxu ckMh esa dk;Z dj djhc 10]000@&:i;s ekfld vk; vftZr dj jgh gS] vr% tks Hkj.k iks"k.k dh jkf'k fnykbZ xbZ gS] og vuqfpr o vuko';d gSA vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks fof/k fo:) crkrs gq, fuxjkuh ;kfpdk Lohdkj fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k A tcfd fo}ku vf/koDrk v;kphx.k ¼iRuh rFkk iq=½ }kjk vk{ksfir fu.kZ; dks fof/k lEer gksuk crk;k gSA
;kph dk v;kph ds lkFk fnukad 01-02-2000 dks fookg gqvk Fkk rFkk orZeku esa ;g fo?kfVr gks pqdk gS] ysfdu v;kph la[;k&1 iRuh }kjk iqufoZokg dj fy;k gks] ,slh fLFkfr ugha gSA v;kph la[;k&2] ;kph dk vo;Ld iq= gSA
v;kph la[;k&1 vkaxu ckMh esa fiNys dbZ o"kksZa ls dk;Zjr gS] ;g rF; izn'kZ ,&1 ls izekf.kr ekurs gq, o vk; esa c<ksRrjh dh laHkkouk dks fopkj esa ysus ds mijkar fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk v;kph la[;k&1@iRuh dh vk; 6&7 gtkj :i;s ekfld ekuh x;h gS] vr% bl vfHker esa dksbZ gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA ;kph ds vo;Ld iq= ds ikyu iks"k.k o Hkj.k iks"k.k dk nkf;Ro ;kph ij gS] bl l a ca/k esa dksbZ fookn ugha gSA ;kph dk ewy :i ls ;g dFku gS fd og ek= 7]000@&:i;s ekfld vk; vftZr dj jgk gS ftlesa ls 4]000@&:;s edku fdjk;k vnk dj jgk gS] mldh vkfFkZd fLFkfr lgh ugha gSA ;kph dh okLrfod vk; D;k gS] bl laca/k esa dksbZ Bksl lkexzh ugha vk;h gS] ysfdu og uo;qod gS] dk;Z djus o vk; vftZr djus gsrq “kkjhfjd o ekufld :i ls l{ke gSA viuh iRuh o iq= ds Hkj.k iks"k.k dk nkf;Ro ;kph ij gSA
laiw.kZ ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks ns[krs gq, ;kph dh iRuh@v;kph la[;k&1 ds i{k esa tks 2]000@&:i;s izfrekg Hkj.k iks’k.k dh jkf”k dk vkns”k fn;k x;k gS] og dqN vf/kd gks ldrk gS] iajrq vR;f/kd o vuqfpr gks] ,slh fLFkfr ugha gSA vo;Ld iq= ds laca/k esa mlds thou fuokZg] fpfdRldh; lqfo/kk] f”k{kk&nh{kk o ikyu iks’k.k vkfn vko';drkvksa dks ns[krs gq, 5]000@&:i;s fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk tks Hkj.k iks’k.k dh jkf”k
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fu/kkZfjr dh x;h gS] og iw.kZ ;qfDr;qDr gSA Hkj.k iks"k.k dh jkf'k tc rd vR;f/kd o vuqfpr vFkok euekuh ugha gks] rc rd fuxjkuh U;k;ky; }kjk gLr{ksi fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns'k esa ,slh dksbZ =qfV] vfu;ferrk o voS/kkfudrk izrhr ugha gksrh gS ftlls fd mlesa gLr{ksi fd;k tk ldsA
ifj.kker% ;g iqujh{k.k ;kfpdk ,oa LFkxu izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gS rFkk fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vk{ksfir vkns”k fnukad 18-03-2020 iq’V fd;k tkrk gSA
(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J
Murari Lal Sharma /18
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the criss-cross of maintenance and cruelty allegations warrants interference with maintenance decree.
Whether the impugned high court order allowing maintenance quantum of Rs. 2,000 per month is lawful and correct.
Suresh Choudhary
Maya Devi Choudhary
Yash
Uma Shanker Vyas
As recorded by the court registry
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