BHAVIN SHAH Vs. SAPNA SHAH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition is filed assailing the order dated 20.9.2014 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Cuttack in Misc. Case No. 05 of 2013 arising out of C.P. No. 105 of 2012 vide annexure -11 thereby directing the petitioner to pay interim maintenance @ Rs. 3000/ - per month and Rs. 1000/ - towards her litigation expenses. The short background involved in the case is that Misc. Case No. 05 of 2013 was filed under Sec. 125 of the Code of Criminal procedure arising out of C.P. No. 105 of 2012 at the instance of the opposite party -wife claiming interim maintenance on the premises of desertion of herself by the husband praying therein a direction from the Family Court for grant of interim maintenance of Rs. 5,000/ - (Rupees five thousand) and further for payment of Rs. 5,000/ - (Rupees five thousand) towards the train fair for attending the case bearing C.P. No. 105 of 2012 on each date along with her father, who is accompanying every time her. In response to the said application, the petitioner -husband on his appearance filed a show cause. Apart from the other grounds challenging the claim of interim maintenance, the husband has taken a specific plea in paragraph -7 that prior to consideration of the application, the wife opposite party has already moved the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Amalner, Maharashtra in a proceeding for grant of interim maintenance and by order dated 28.10.2013, the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Amalner, Maharashtra has already directed the present petitioner -husband to pay monthly maintenance @ Rs. 5,000/ - (Rupees five thousand) to the opposite party -wife and it is on these premises, the petitioner -husband vehemently objected to the said application for Interim maintenance.

(2.) Having heard the rival contentions of the parties, the learned Judge, Family Court, Cuttack by the impugned order while allowing the Misc. Case, directed the petitioner -husband to pay maintenance @ Rs. 3,000/ - per month to the opposite party -wife from the date of application and with a further direction to the petitioner -husband to pay a sum of Rs. 1,000/ - (Rupees one thousand) to the opposite party -wife towards her litigation expenses.

(3.) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned order as well as the specific averments made by the petitioner -husband in paragraph -7 of his objection. On perusal of the same, this Court finds that in spite of petitioner's raising an objection on the maintainability of the application on the premises of there being already grant of interim maintenance in favour of the wife by another court, the Family Court entertained the Misc. Case No. 05 of 2013. To the submission of Sri Rath, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner -husband to the effect that the opposite party -wife is already in enjoyment of monthly maintenance of Rs. 5,000/ - (Rupees five thousand) by virtue of the order of the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Amalner, Maharashtra, there is no denial by the learned counsel appearing, for the opposite party -wife.