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20 10.07.18
F.A.T. 116 of 2018
Smt. Mridula Naskar
Vs.
Sri Kamal Kanti Naskar
Mr. Swoumak Bera … For the Appellant.
Re: C.A.N. 1975 of 2018
This is an appeal from a decree of the court
below dated 21st December, 2017 decreeing the suit of the
husband for dissolution of marriage by divorce.
The wife is before us in appeal.
The appeal has been filed within time.
An affidavit-of-service is on record.
None appears for the respondent.
We dispose of the stay application (C.A.N. 1975
of 2018) by restraining the parties from contracting a new
marriage during the pendency of the appeal.
Re: C.A.N. 1973 of 2018
S.D.
This is an application claiming maintenance
pendente lite.
The wife was getting Rs.3,500/- p.m. from the
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court below under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act,
1955 as maintenance pendente lite. This has stopped
after pronouncement of the decree of divorce on 21st
December, 2017.
An affidavit-of-service is on record.
None appears for the respondent husband.
Considering all factors including inflation, the
need of the wife and the income of the husband at
Rs.25,000/- p.m and the immovable properties owned by
him, we increase the maintenance amount from
Rs.3,500/- to Rs.5,000/- p.m. at the present moment,
with liberty for further enhancement.
The application (C.A.N. 1973 of 2018) is
accordingly disposed of.
The amount of maintenance will be paid from
July, 2018 to be paid by 20th July, 2018 for July, 2018
and by the seventh of each succeeding month. The
maintenance amount shall be payable in advance.
We also expedite the appeal.
Since the respondent is not appearing let the
notice of appeal be issued and served upon the
respondent by 30th July, 2018.
Call for the lower court records by special
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messenger at the cost of the appellant. The said records
are to be transmitted to this Court positively by 10th
August, 2018.
The requisites be put in by the advocate-on-
record for the appellant for this purpose within ten days
from date.
The appellant will prepare informal paper books
and file the same in the Department by 10th September,
2018, serving at least two copies of the paper book on the
appellant at least seven days before the date of hearing of
the appeal.
All other formalities regarding preparation of the
paper book are dispensed with.
Let the appeal be set down for hearing on 18th September,
2018.
(I.P. Mukerji,J.)
(Amrita Sinha, J.)
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