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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
CR No.2316 of 2018 (OM)
Date of Decision: May 04, 2018
Akashdeep Singh …Petitioner
Versus
Sandeep Kaur …Respondent
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE FATEH DEEP SINGH
Present: Mr. Harish Sharma, Advocate
for the petitioner.
FATEH DEEP SINGH, J.
The petitioner-husband aggrieved over an order dated
19.01.2018 of the Court of learned Civil Judge, Junior Division, Ludhiana
passed in a petition under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act ( in short,
‘the Act’) filed in petition for restoration of conjugal rights under Section 9
of the Act has challenged the same before this Court.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the
records of the case. In the application for interim maintenance by virtue of
Section 125 Cr.P.C the wife has levelled allegations that respondent-
husband was able bodied person and has kothi valued at Rs.1 Crore besides
two shops under construction and is serving at KFC at West end Mall
Ludhiana and receiving salary of Rs.20,000/- per month. The Court
considering the same had come to the conclusion that grant of maintenance
pendente lite and litigation expenses to the tune of Rs.4000/- was wholly
justified. Learned counsel for the petitioner though has argued with much
vehemence but could not satisfy this Court how grant of maintenance
pendente lite and litigation expenses to the tune of Rs.4000/- per month
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was on the higher side keeping n view the ever increasing trend of prices of
the essential commodities and the fact that the wife needs roof over her head
and has to meet her other subsidiary expenses. Since the husband is
bestowed with immovable properties, an earning hand and is able bodied
person, learned counsel for the petitioner could not convince how this
meagre amount needs intervention by this Court. Thus, the petition being
hopelessly without any merits stands dismissed in limine.
(FATEH DEEP SINGH)
JUDGE
May 04, 2018
aarti
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable : Yes/No
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