Mumbai court directs man in 'good financial position' to pay maintenance to estranged wife

A Mumbai court has directed a man to pay an interim maintenance of Rs 30000 per month to his 61yearold wife who has been living separately noting he is in a good financial position and the woman is unable to support her basic needs for nutritious food and medical aidAdditional Sessions Judge Madhuri Deshpande granted the interim relief to the woman on March 31 while hearing her appeal seeking higher compensationAs per the womans plea her husband deserted her and started living with his personal secretaryThe woman claimed to have been illtreated by her husbandShe further claimed her husband deserted her and their two children and has not provided any monetary assistance to them though he has huge business and is in a good financial positionThe appellant woman fears the respondent husband may drive her out of the house where she now residesShe does not have any source of income and is unable to maintain herself Therefore she prayed for an interim maintenance from the respondent husbandThe woman filed the criminal appeal in the sessions court for a higher compensation after a magistrate court directed that she be paid maintenance at the rate of Rs 20000 per month while deciding her petition under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence ActThe womans husband however has denied all the allegationsAccording to him the appellant and their sons drove him out of the house Therefore he was compelled to live in a rental houseThe man also denied the relationship with his secretaryHe claimed that he never illtreated the appellant and no domestic violence was committed on herThe court after hearing both the sides said the documentary evidence placed on record clearly reveals that the husband is having good financial position and sufficient means to provide maintenance to the appellantAt this primafacie stage it appears the appellant is a senior citizen aged about 61 years She requires nutritious food medical aid and other necessary expenses the court saidThe woman is unable to maintain herself and is not having any source of income it notedAlso readShraddha Walkar murder case Delhi court restrains media house from publishing disseminating content of charge sheetShe is residing separately she needs good food medical facility and other necessary expenses the judge saidTherefore considering the daily needs and requirement of the appellantwife and considering the source of income of respondenthusband maintenance granted by the learned lower court seems to be somewhat less considering the huge prices of the daily needs the court observedTherefore in my view considering the source of income of respondenthusband and considering the needs of the appellant Rs 30000 per month as an interim maintenance will be just and proper the judge saidThe court further said the interim maintenance was to be paid from the date when the criminal appeal was filed October 2020 till its disposalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever