227 FAO-3893-2015 with CMM-3-2017 (OM)
INDERJEET UPPAL
V/S
AARTI UPPAL
Present: None for the appellant-husband.
Mr. I.P.S. Doabia, Advocate,
for the respondent-wife.
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CMM-3-2017
No one has put in appearance on behalf of the non-
applicant/appellant-husband. So, he is proceeded against ex-parte, for the
purpose of this application.
Heard.
Counsel for the applicant/respondent-wife has submitted that in
the present case, the daughters of the applicant/respondent-wife, namely
Ashna and Mannat are staying with her and both of them are students.
On asking of the Court, it has been informed that the lower
Court, while considering application under Section 24 of the Hindu
Marriage Act, had awarded a sum of Rs.4000/- for younger daughter
Mannat, who is at present a student.
Since the applicant/respondent-wife is shouldering the
responsibility of bringing up the daughters, born out of the wedlock, she
herself may not be entitled to the maintenance pendente lite being an
earning person but for the additional responsibility undertaken by her, she
can certainly be awarded maintenance for looking after the said child
Mannat.
The amount of Rs.4000/- awarded for said purpose by the lower
Court, with the passage of time and taking into consideration the price
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index, deserves to be enhanced. It is ordered that the non-
applicant/appellant-husband would be liable to pay a sum of Rs.7000/- per
month with effect from the date of application i.e. July, 2016, to the
applicant/respondent-wife for meeting with the expenses for upbringing of
daughter Mannat.
Application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act is
allowed in above manner.
FAO-3893-2015
No one has put in appearance on behalf of the appellant. It
appears that the appellant-husband is not interested in pursuing the appeal.
Last opportunity is granted to the appellant-husband to put in
appearance and contest the appeal.
Adjourned to 26.10.2018 for payment of arrears of
maintenance.
It is made clear that in case of non-appearance of the appellant
on said date, the appeal may be dismissed for non-prosecution.
(M.M.S. BEDI)
JUDGE
July 10, 2018 (ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL)
harsha JUDGE
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