High Court Karnataka High Court

B Rangaswamy vs Smt C Usharani on 27 October, 2010

Karnataka High Court
B Rangaswamy vs Smt C Usharani on 27 October, 2010
Author: Jawad Rahim
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 27" DAY OF OCTOBER 2010

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE 3AwAD RAHIM 

RPFC NO 53 OF 2010

BETWEEN

B RANGASWAMY
S/O.BASAvAIAH
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS  _
R/AT.NO.227, VENKATAGI-RI NILAYA
ERAGANAHALLI NEW LAYOUT I
MYSORE 570011  I

   §';'w._'_PETITIONER

(BY SRI'IfPAI§»MAN'ABHAREDIIEAVR, ADVOCATE)
AND:9I . 7  I _ ..

SMT C ~O_sH..AF-LANI "
.. ,%_vV/OB RANOASWAMY
 "AGE ABOUT32' YEARS
 R./AT D/NO.57s, 2ND MAIN
 " MAHAvRA.S"IiRA BEEDI, NAZARBAD
'--..,I'MYS'OR£-:~,S70010

 RESPONDENT

I H I'   (F3.Y__ SRIH KANTHARAJA &
 "  SRI. ROHIT D.K. ADVOCATES)

 RPFC FILED U/S. 19(4) OF THE F.C. ACT AGAINST THE

ORDER DT. 26.3.2009 PASSED IN C.MIS.NO. 93/2006 ON

THE FILE OF THE RIDGE, FAMILY COURT, IVIYSORE,
ALLOWING THE PETITION FILED U/S. 125 OF Cr.P.C FOR





MAINTENANCE ETC.

This petition coming on for hearing this day, the Court

made the foliowing:--

JUDGMENT

This revision is directed agaAi’nst,A_thAe V:de.ited’:

26.3.2009 passed in C.Misc. No. 932/2(5O_6’onbth_e”f»iie

Family Court at Mysore, directi’n.g the’–.petvi.tijonVerm’to pay V

Rs.1,000/” Der month”,towa.rd’s’A.pasts.__maintena’nce and
Rs.1,SO0/~ per month towardisiiitur_eii’m*a.i’ntenance to the

respondent/wifefiigjy

2 . H ea-rd both.» ” « .2 =”

_3, There no dAi”spVLJ”te between the parties that they

.–Warezand’Hwi’fe;’VThe only aiiegation made by the

petitioner had demanded dowry and

harassed,.heir-,,.aind that he has failed to maintain her. The

2″»-i..__”i.earned Triai Judge has taken note of the ailegations made

vt_h_efpetition filed under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., that

petitioner had harassed her and deprived her basic

Cnecessities in iife. However, while fixing the quantum, the

learned Triai Judge did not accept that the petitioner is

having income of Rs.8,000/–. Considering the probability of

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the respondent earning, Rs.1,000/– is ordered towards
past maintenance and Rs.1,500/- towards future

maintenance.

4. The petitioner has questioned it on thegrou’ln_’gig—-:that_T’ .

he did not avail an opportunity to defend Learnedi ”

counsel would submit that there is’».1no:_pro3of«’of’ iAncon§e”‘s–..aF=id’

petitioner is actually joblessf He hardly earns to

150 /~ per day from distributing:news,pape’r rinorning.
Therefore, he needs anfiopiportunvllity-to”establish that he

has no income. V

S’, Per’contra-,..:l’earried*~.counsel for the respondent has

opposed petitioner ground that the petitioner is

earning’ l7.s.8,OV'(Jf}./V:–:,v_ whereas the respondent is suffering

wi’thout_vAre.sou’rice. The Trial court has awarded very less

lamlougntxf ‘=~5:;!’.l’b”mits that the amount of maintenance

. ordered”fis””very low and hence interference is not

if’H–.nece.s.savrv. However, considering the fact that the

-l ptetitiolner did not lead evidence and he should be given an

opportunity to establish his case, appropriate order has to

be passed.

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‘~ . .a,P.eti~–t.ion allowed.

6. I am inclined to remand the matter to the Trial
Court to consider the grounds urged by the petitioner and

to re~–fix the quantum. Therefore, the impugned_.-order

dated 26.3.2009 passed in C.Misc. No. 93/2006

of the Family Court at Mysore, is set 0′

remanded back to the Trial Court torrproyideany”oppoVrt.;;illit§,:,l’ 6′

to the husband to establish that ahcor.5¢.

opportunity should be givenltogthe reAs”po__ndenttdéstablish 6′ 6

that her case. Till such.findingiVs”g_’reC~orded}’the petitioner
shall continue to pay n’1a1i_lrite’n_a§’nr;ertheyrespondent at

Rs.1,000/~ as4.:or.d_eredW:’by:l tine}.i_Trib~u’riaI. This order

regarding –.p’aym’7eifrt.:’cf_l’R.s;’1..,00’0/– is subject to the final

order that’m__ay be 6

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