Maintainance
rimi
(Querist) 25 May 2015
This query is : Resolved
i would like to ask if husbands company hides a huge bonus amount like 3-4 lakhs every year in their salary slip and itr. how can wife get it proved in court that he does get that bonus amount?
the problem is i am working too but all my salary is accounted in itr but major chunk of his around 40% of my husband is given as black money , not shown in itr . that makes my monthly income higher than his.
is there any use of me filing maintainance from him as advised again by my lawyer?
will my child get maintainance even if i supposedly earn more than him?
he even doesnt make fds, ppf etc, but goes for commities running in 3-4 lakhss a year. that money i cant show , can i? please help?
i read here the amount of maintainance is just 2000-3000. is it true? when i am spending close to 25000 monthly on my child and my husband earns 70000/- per month and i 40000/-
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 26 May 2015
Unless you could prove his actual income his income not reflected on paper will not be taken into account.
However of his employer is summoned in court then he may disclose your husband's actual income.
SAINATH DEVALLA
(Expert) 26 May 2015
HMA 24 > SC:- Employed Wife not entitle for Maintenance u/s 24 of HMA even if the Husbands Salary is 4 times higher.
SC:- Employed Wife not entitle for Maintenance u/s 24 of HMA even if the Husbands Salary is 4 times higher.
Wife employed and earning a salary is NOT entitled to interim maint u/s 24 HMA, even though husband is earning four times MORE than the wife. Child – Daughter gets interim maintenance. Husband does NOT even attend the Supreme court hearing but still wife DENIED interim maintenance !
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NOS.1789-1790 OF 2009
(Arising out of SLP(C) NOS. 24589-24590 of 2007)
Anu Kaul …….. Appellant
Versus
Rajeev Kaul ……..Respondent
ORDER
Leave granted.
2) In the appeal filed by the respondent-husband before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, being aggrieved by the judgment and decree passed by Addl. District Judge (Ad-hoc), Fast Track Court No.3, Faridabad, dated 04.06.2005, the appellant herein had filed an application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for the grant of interim maintenance of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) and the litigation expense of Rs. 22,000/- (Rupees Twenty Two Thousand only).
The application is partly allowed by the Court by its order dated 23.08.2006, by granting an amount of Rs.10,000/- towards litigation expense and a sum of Rs.2,000/- for the maintenance of the minor child living with her. The Review Petition is also dismissed by the Court vide its order dated 21.03.2007, leaving it open to the appellant/applicant to claim interim maintenance before an appropriate forum in the capacity as a Guardian of the child.
3) Challenging both the orders, the appellant-wife is before us in these appeals.
4) Though notice of special leave petition is served on the respondent- husband, for the reason best known to him, has not entered appearance either in person or through his counsel.
5) Marriage between the parties and birth of the female child Karmistha Kaul is not in dispute. The assertion of the appellant in the application filed under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 that the respondent is working as a Senior Head of Mukund Steel Ltd., having its head office at Mumbai and drawing a salary of Rs.40,000/- per month and is entitled to claim perks for the education of his children was not denied by the respondent by filing his counter affidavit or reply statement.
6) In the application filed, the appellant admits that she is employed and drawing a salary of Rs.9,000/- per month. However, she asserts, she has to pay an amount of Rs.3,000/- by way of rent to the tenanted premises which she is presently occupying in view of the lis between the parties. She has also stated, that, Kumari Karmisatha Kaul is now grown up and she is studying in Senior School and due to insufficient funds, her education is being hampered.
7) A sermon on moral responsibility and ethics, in our opinion for disposing of this appeal may not be necessary, since the respondent has not disputed the assertion of the appellant.However, since the appellant is employed and is drawing a salary of Rs.9,000/- per month, we do not intend to enhance the interim maintenance awarded to her by the High Court during the pendency of the appeal filed by the husband. However, taking into consideration the child being the daughter of highly placed officer, the exorbitant fee structure in good Schools and the cost of living, we deem it proper to direct the respondent to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- per month to the applicant commencing from 1st of April, 2009 for the maintenance of the minor child during the pendency of the appeals before the High Court. 8) The appeals are disposed of accordingly.
…………………………………J. [ TARUN CHATTERJEE ]
…………………………………J. [ H.L. DATTU ]
New Delhi,
March 23, 2009.
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BUT CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE
SAINATH DEVALLA
(Expert) 31 May 2015
Rimiji,
U have not responded to the experts
