• Maintenance Claim - Require urgent Suggestions

Respected all,

I m 32 year old man, married on 10th march 2015 and on 21st Jan'16 my wife has left with her parents to her hometown of Nagpur. after my trails for calling her back she has not returned to home & due to death of her grandfather ,later their family was shifted to lucknow.

then on 3rd may' 16. They lodged a FIR against me under sections of 498A, 323,504,506,307, 313 & 3/4 DP Act

Against it , we have filed a petition in high court lucknow, after this from a affidavit filed by Investigation officer at lucknow, court has found no evidence for crime committed under sections 313, 323.

whereas for sections of 498A, 323,504,506 & 3/4 DP Act , hon'ble court had ordered to shift the FIR to visakhapatnam, as they have not committed in jurisdiction of lucknow.

Still my wife has filled a petition in Lower court demanding Maintenance Claim.

please suggest me as i have not sent my wife, she has gone on her own wish & after 4 months from leaving she has filed a false FIR on me & now court has ordered to shift the FIR to visakhapatnam.

My questions are -

1.) Is she is eligible to file for maintainance , as she has not filed any divorce application?
2.) As per law,is it possible to shift this petition to court of Visakhapatnam?
3.) in case she succeeds to get maintenance, how much it can be.
Salary is 50 K, housing loan of Rs. 5 K , Fathers medical Bills - Rs. 9 K & Mom's medical Bill - Rs.3 K (total liability : 17 K + home daily needs of food & shelter) , My wife's age is 28, 12th Pass, No child, Non working

Please suggest & give your help on the above., as i have been in deep trouble financially & family with both of my old age parent are very ill. 

Thank you all, your help is much appreciated.
Asked 8 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Sikh

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8 Answers

1. She is entitled to file maintenance petition and in all probability, she will also get an interim order directing you to pay her some amount towards maintenance.

2. Maintenance petition can be filed where the wife is currently residing for which it will not be possible for you to get the said case shifted to Visakhapatnam.

3. Ordinarily, maintenance awarded is an amount in between 1/5th to 1/3rd of husband's net monthly earning after deducting statutory payments like PF, ITax etc., mandatory long term medical expenditure, EMI towards house building loan etc.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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Dear

You can challenege the matter in supreme court of india ..

Regards...

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Feroz Shaikh
Advocate, Navi Mumbai
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1) wife is entitled to maintenance

2) petition for maintenance would not be shifted to vishakapatnam

3) wife would get be entitled to around 10000 a month as maintenance .

4) court considers your income after taxes, dependent parents if any while deciding claim for maintenance .

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1) in case income reduces you have to file application for modification of maintenance amount

2) your income tax retruns , proof of payment made to dependent parents of Rs 12,000 per month

3) medical bills for period of last year or so to show expenses incurred by you

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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1.You can file a petition praying for revision of the order but it shall have to keep in mind that Supreme Court has opined that husband shall have to maintain his wife by begging or borrowing. So, the maintenance should adequate to maintain herself.

2.You shall have to submit documents evidencing your liability towards paying EMI & other mandatory expenses. Your salary slip & IT Return copy can be submitted to prove how much I. Tax and how much is deducted towards PF etc.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

1.) Is she is eligible to file for maintainance , as she has not filed any divorce application?

The Lucknow court has dismissed her complaint on the jurisdictional point of view only and not on the account of its maintainability.

She need not file a divorce case for filing a maintenance case, just living separately and being your legally wedded wife shall entitle her to file maintenance case against you.

2.) As per law,is it possible to shift this petition to court of Visakhapatnam?

You can file a transfer petition before supreme court for transferring this case from Lucknow to Visakhapatnam.

3.) in case she succeeds to get maintenance, how much it can be.

Salary is 50 K, housing loan of Rs. 5 K , Fathers medical Bills - Rs. 9 K & Mom's medical Bill - Rs.3 K (total liability : 17 K + home daily needs of food & shelter) , My wife's age is 28, 12th Pass, No child, Non working?

There is no particular yardstick to measure the quantum of maintenance that can be awarded by court.

It mostly depends on the proof of your income produced to convince the court by her side and it shall be almost 1/3rd of it depending on the circumstances and your arguments defending your side.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2353 Consultations

1.) Do the maintenance would be revised by the court or made less as per that time income?

If your income is reduced in the later stage or if you are unemployed without any income then you may have to file a petition expressing your inability to pay her the maintenance as per court order and may request the court to revise the same based ion the substantial evidence you have produced before court.

It is not an automatic process.

2.) what type of document should i make ready to show my liabilities,please suggest if possible.

You produce the factual documents whichever may reveal the prevailing circumstances to convincingly defend your case before court.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2353 Consultations

1. The maintenance claim of wife can be contested by you on the ground that she left the matrimonial home on her own accord without any sufficient cause i.e you did not subject her to any act of cruelty. Ordinarily, maintenance is 1/3rd of husband's net salary.

2. If your income declines in future then you may apply to the court to modify the order to reduce maintenance.

3. The documents pertaining to EMIs, parents medical bill should be led in evidence by you to prove your liabilities.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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