B. Venkata Ramana Reddy v. Smt B. Sukanya Reddy
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2012
- Bench
- C V NAGARJUNA REDDY
Provisions considered
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 s. 24
Judgment
Cause title
Counsel for petitioner :
Sri P. Panduranga Reddy Counsel for respondent : Sri K.S. Murthy The court made the following:
ORDER:
This Civil Revision Petition arises out of order dated 29-8-2011 in I.A.No.498/2011 in O.P.No.166/2011 on the file of the learned Judge, Family Court, Secunderabad. The respondent herein filed I.A.No.498/2011 in the above mentioned O.P. filed by the petitioner for divorce. The said application has been filed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for grant of monthly maintenance amount of Rs.18,000/- to the respondent and Rs.10,000/- to her daughter, apart from awarding Rs.10,000/- towards legal expenses. The Court below has partly allowed the said application awarding Rs.8000/- to the petitioner, Rs.4000/- to her daughter as interim maintenance and also a sum of Rs.5000/- towards legal expenses. Assailing the said order, the petitioner filed the present Civil Revision Petition. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioner has admitted before the Court below that he is a Software Engineer and he is drawing a salary of Rs.62,000/-. He has however pleaded that he requires to make loan repayments of about Rs.51,000/- per month. The Court below having considered the financial status of the petitioner and the requirements of the respondent and her daughter, awarded the maintenance amount as stated hereinbefore. At the hearing, Sri P. Panduranga Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, strongly contended that the lower Court did not properly consider the plea of the petitioner that he has huge financial liability to be discharged towards repayment of loans every month. I have carefully considered the above submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and I am of the opinion that considering the social status of the parties and the financial position of the petitioner, award of Rs.12,000/- towards maintenance for the respondent and her daughter cannot be said to be unreasonable. In the present days of inflation, the amount of Rs.12,000/- per month is needed to meet the minimum necessities of the mother and the child. In this view of the matter, I am not inclined to interfere with the order passed by the lower Court. The Civil Revision Petition is accordingly dismissed. As a sequel, C.R.P.M.P.No.7967/2011 is disposed of as infructuous. Date : 27-1-2012 AM ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — s. 24.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 27 Jan 2012. The bench was C V NAGARJUNA REDDY.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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