Dear Experts,
I am paying interim maintenance in 125 CrPC case. My wife is not coming in the court hearings. Even judge is giving dates with the gap of 5 to 6 months. what should i do... Please help.
Shivam 27 January 2016
Mrs. Renuka,
Thanks for your immediate response. You are right i filed divorce and my wife filed 24 HMA and 125 CrPC application. At the time of deciding interim maintenance judge closed two application filed by my wife. You are absolutely right that if she's getting money why should she come to court. However my question is where i can file section 21B application in family court or HC. Please guide .
Thanks in advance
Shivam 27 January 2016
Sonipat (Haryana)
Sidharth 28 January 2016
Dear Quriest,
In your question you wrote you are giving maintenance u/s 125 crpc
And when you replied to Mrs Renuka you said you are paying maintenance u/s 24 HMA
Please reconfirm your details.
Shivam 29 January 2016
Sidharth Sir,
My wife file two application for manintenance u/s 125 CrpC and 24 HMA. Judge have closed both the application and announce one common order.
Sidharth 29 January 2016
Hi...
Shivam must be paying maintenance u/s 125crpc. Judge hearing sec24 cannot close any application of sec 125crpc.
As per your query regarding divorce you should file application to declare respondent X party as she is no appearing in court . It's advisable to file application in the same court before going to HC.
Shivam 29 January 2016
Sidharth Sir,
Request you help me in getting format to declare respondent ex-parte. Second can i file exparte application before next date of hearing. Please advice.
Sidharth 29 January 2016
Yes, legally you can give application for X party orders before date of hearing. But it is NOT advisable because if you give application, court will issue summon to respondent. And it's obvious she will come.
So it is advisable to give this application or verbally request to judge on next date.
section 24 Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings. —Where in any proceeding under this Act it appears to the court that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has no independent income sufficient for her or his support and the necessary expenses of the proceeding, it may, on the application of the wife or the husband, order the respondent to pay to the petitioner the expenses of the proceeding, and monthly during the proceeding such sum as, having regard to the petitioner's own income and the income of the respondent, it may seem to the court to be reasonable: 54[Provided that the application for the payment of the expenses of the proceeding and such monthly sum during the proceeding, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the wife or the husband, as the case may be.
scetion 125 crpc