Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Expression `just and reasonable' - To be adjudicated in exercise of judicial discretion in terms of attending circumstances available on record covering educational qualifications, status of parties, monthly income of spouse and capability of complying with order, so directed...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Grant of relief must be meaningful to life and limb of applicant during pendency of suit...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Salary of husband more than Rs.3.80 lakhs being pilot - Wife on other hand though highly educated is now only a housewife - Keeping in view status of parties, high qualifications and taking note of having no employment of wife, Rs.50,000/- p.m. is granted to wife as maintenance pendente lite from date of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 34 -- Interest pendente lite - Hand loan - Grant of interest pendente lite is within discretion of Court and its grant is not limited only to commercial transactions - Award of interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the date of suit till its realisation - No interference warranted...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10(2), Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 10, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 19, 22 -- Impleadment of a party - Specific performance - Transferee pendente lite - Transferee pendente lite would be in a similar position as a heir or legatee of a party who dies during pendency of suit or proceeding and therefore could seek..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Marital status in dispute - Until and unless Court decides that marriage is void, there is presumption that marriage is valid for the purpose of deciding application for maintenance pendente lite - Husband is bound to maintain wife pending disposal of main original petition...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Quantum - When husband is able to take care of his own basic needs like food, clothing and shelter, expenses incurred by him for those basic needs should be treated as his income and accordingly quantum of maintenance has to be determined...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Quantum - Wife alleges that husband was earning Rs.20,000/- p.m, but did not produce any document in this regard - Husband not denying agricultural operations - Wife on other hand has no independent income of her own - Thus, husband is bound to maintain wife - Court below rightly awarded sum of Rs.4,000/-..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24, 13 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Remains payable till divorce petition is disposed of - Benefit of interim maintenance is not available after disposal of divorce petition...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24, 13 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Dismissal of divorce petition - Husband is not absolved of the liability to pay maintenance pendente lite for the period when divorce petition was alive - Dismissal of main petition results in denial of benefit u/s 24 of the Act for the subsequent period...........
