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superfast munnabhai (trainee)     26 October 2010

Bom HC citation:: No Maint if husband wants to reconcile

Kindly post it if you have it.

I would be greatful if anybody can provide it.

 

I remember to have read a citation on LCI site that.....

 

Bombay HC Citation::

Judge name:: Dalvi R.

Gist of the citation as follows:: Text of the judgement published was something like below.........

 

 

Maintenance granted to wife by family court  was was quashed by HC, but maint given for the sake of kid was retained untouched.

 

If husband wants to reconcile, and if wife seems to have refused to join back with him and has left matrimonial house over trivial reasons...

 

Granting Maintenance to wife would encourage her reluctant behaviour not to join back with husband and on top of it it would deem like adding premium to her behavior.

 



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Roshni B.. (For justice and dignity)     26 October 2010

what if husband wants to reconcile to avoid maintenance?

Ghajini (SSE)     26 October 2010

I believe this was an informative post ??? 

mukesh (Executive)     26 October 2010

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Equivalent citations: I (1992) DMC 72

Bench: V Kokja

Usha Baghel vs Dr. B.B. Singh on 29/8/1991

JUDGMENT

V.S. Kokja, J.

1. This is an application filed by the wife and daughter of the non-applicant against him challenging the rejection of their application for interim maintenance by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Indore. The learned Magistrate has held that there is no case for interim maintenance and rejected their application.

2. Shri S.A. Mev, learned Counsel for the applicants submits that the learned Magistrate did not appreciate the material placed before her for grant of maintenance. Shri S.K. Sharma, learned Counsel for the non-applicant submits that the non-applicant had offered to take into his custody the daughter, who is five years of age and was also willing to take back his wife to his home.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel and have also perused the record. The application was for interim maintenance and was made on the ground that the applicant No. 1 had no independent source of income to maintain herself and applicant No. 2 her daughter. It was also alleged that the non-applicant had an income of Rs. 4000/- per month and could easily offer Rs. 1000/- as maintenance for both the applicants. Neither in the application nor in the affidavit supporting any details about income of the applicant and her source of maintenance at present were given. In reply the non-applicant had stated that the applicant No. 1 is earning by giving tuitions and by doing stitching and knitting work. He has also offered to take the daughter applicant no 2 in his custody and to maintain her without any conditions. It has also been alleged that the applicant No. 1 is engaged in a business with the help of her brothers by borrowing a load from a Nationalised Bank. It has further been alleged in the
reply that the non-applicant’s income was Rs. 1800/- per month and not Rs.4000/- as alleged by the applicant No. 1. The application is supported by affidavit as also a certificate of income of the non-applicant from the Principal, Government Science College, Pandurna.

4. While deciding and application for interim maintenance, the main
consideration would be the immediate need of the applicant and proved income of the non-applicant. The justification for living separately would be a matter of merit, which has to be considered after the evidence is recorded. From the material on record, it is clear that there is no case for grant of interim maintenance for applicant No. 2, the daughter, who is admittedly of more than five years of age, because the non-applicant father is ready to take her in
custody and to maintain her. There is, therefore, no error in not granting the interim maintenance in respect of the daughter as far as the applicant No. 1 wife is concerned, she has made a vague and general statement about her income and she has not controverted the allegations made in the reply that she was engaged In a business along with her brothers and has borrowed a loan from a Nationalised Bank. The statement of the non-applicant as regards his income
being only Rs. 1800/- per month has also not been controverted. In the circumstances of the case, therefore, there was no scope for grant of any interim maintenance to the applicants. It is true that the learned Magistrate has not discussed all the material before her but in any case the conclusion reached by her is supported by material on record. No case is, therefore, made out for grant of interim maintenance. The observations made in this case are purely on the basis of material at present on record and should not affect the consideration of the case on merits while deciding the main application on merits.

5. For the aforesaid reasons, the revision application is rejected.

 

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Jamai Of Law (propra)     26 October 2010

@ Ultrafast Munna,

 

There are many latest citations which make the case watertight for wives.

 

Interim maint is unavoidable unless wife earns more than husband.

 

And also Even in that situation, if kids are there, husband has to shell out at least for his part of the responsibility towards kids.

 

 

This maint issue has become really a cake walk for wives and there nothing left to discuss further.

 

 

Parth Chandra (none)     26 October 2010

Jamai of law,

You said interim maintenance is unavoidable.......but what about final maintenance.....does normally wife gets final maintenance if husband is will to take wife back and wife can't proove cruelty...

I have some judgements which says that she can't get final maintenance.....but as you said some of the recent judgements makes wife's possition watertight safe.....I want to know you views on final maintenance particularly in crpc 125 ?

Thanks,

PC

Bhaskar for SOCIAL JUSTICE (Legal & Social Activist)     27 October 2010

 

I fully agree with Munnabhai that mainteneance should not be given if the husband want to reconcile as the basic purpose of law should be to save and preserve the families and not to break them.By allowing maintenance easily in each and every case the marriages can't be saved and behaviour of womens age tmore adamant and rude as they have ladoo in both the hands.

Regarding point of Roshni that if reconciliation is doen to avoid maintenance , it is submiitted that in any case if issue is resolved amicably then husband will have to maintain them in his own house so there is no chance of avoiding maintenance but it it will ensure that family is saved.

I have certain suggestions to preserve families and to save them:

No maintenance till guilty is proved and if husband is ready to reconcile and bear all the expenses of wife and children if she re-joins him.

No maintenenace  and alimoney in the 2nd marriage if she has got it in the first divorce.

No maintenace if she can maintain her or her paretns can maintain her and if husband is ready to take her back.

Compulsory mediation for avoiding long legal battle.

Law should be such that both husband and wife try to reconcile .

Law should not be favouring anyone.

 

 

Jamai Of Law (propra)     27 October 2010

Contact a good lawyer.

 

As somebody has already written, 'mainly Interim maint  (also final maint and alimony) are all  'enabling provisions' to weaker gender.

 

Prove that ...........................it's been taken care of appropriately....then only there a way out.

Roshni B.. (For justice and dignity)     27 October 2010

wot if the man and woman reconcile and start living together.......still the man tries to dominate his wife by not giving her money for her personal,household and other needs each month?

y do guys think "maintenance" is harmful for marriage?

in hindu traditions also it's written that the married man shud take care of his wife's economic needs.our traditions also say that he shud give her "kharcha" each month.so?

doesnt a man give maintenance to his own parents by sending them some money each month,esp,if they live separately? or does he do so only when there's a court order? then why shud the wife not get it even when they live together?

Arup (UNEMPLOYED)     27 October 2010

As somebody has already written, 'mainly Interim maint  (also final maint and alimony) are all  'enabling provisions' to weaker gender.

- ABSOLUTELY WRONG CONCEPTION.

Bhaskar for SOCIAL JUSTICE (Legal & Social Activist)     29 October 2010

 

Hello Roshni,

 

I am agreed that if wife resides with husband he needs to take care of her all reasonable requirement.

I have certain suggestions to preserve families and to save them:

No maintenance till guilty is proved and if husband is ready to reconcile and bear all the expenses of wife and children if she re-joins him.

No maintenenace  and alimoney in the 2nd marriage if she has got it in the first divorce.

No maintenace if she can maintain her or her paretns can maintain her and if husband is ready to take her back.

Compulsory mediation for avoiding long legal battle.

Law should be such that both husband and wife try to reconcile .

Law should not be favouring anyone.


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