HIMMAT SINGH Vs. PRIYANKA SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This hearing has been done by video conferencing.

(2.) The present dispute has arisen between Mr. Himmat Singh and Ms. Priyanka Singh, husband and wife as also the mother-in-law, Mrs. Manju Deshbir Singh. A complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act , 2005 (hereinafter, "PWDVA") was filed by the wife and the same was considered by the ld. Metropolitan Magistrate. Vide order dated 12th March, 2020, the ld. Metropolitan Magistrate rejected the plea of the wife for maintenance. The only protection given to her was an injunction in respect of the property owned by the husband. The operative portion of the said order reads as under:

(3.) This order was appealed against by the wife before the ld. ADJ. Vide the impugned order dated 29th July, 2020, the ld. ADJ has directed the payment of interim maintenance of Rs.70,000/- per month, educational expenses, rent of Rs.65,000/- per month along with electricity and water charges and Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation. The operative portion of the order of the Ld. ADJ is set out below: