Consequences of Non payment of Interim Maitenance ordered

Dear all, can any1  pls help me with some citations where the husband who is the petitioner in Divorce petition fails to pay interim maitenanc ordered u/s 24 HMA, and the husband/petitioners defence is struck off and divorce petition dismissed.

Who's defense are you talking about?

If the husband is the Petitioner in the main suit for divorce under HMA  .... and also happens to be JD of interim maintenance order under sec 24 and then doesn't comply to pay.

Then most probably his suit /plea is liable to be stayed .... suit proceedings are stayed .................. until the husband gets it set aside or complies to the interim order ............... on application of wife.

But His plea doesn't get struck off or vitiated.............. "Cruelty" (or any other ground also for that matter) is not something which can be squared off!!!

But sir, it is well settled principle of law, that when petitioner is not obey the orders passed by the court it means he is not coming to the court with clean hands, hence is not entitled for any relief much less divorce.