Nitesh Rajratan Meshram v. Merika Nitesh Meshram

1 wp 5549.25.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Writ Petition No.5549/2025 Nitesh V Merika - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------- Mr. A.R. Saxena, Advocate for petitioner.

CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR , J.

DATE : 23-09-2025.

Heard Mr. Saxena, learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2.

The petitioner husband has challenged the order passed by the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Bhandara, granting maintenance pendente lite to the wife at the rate of Rs. 3000/- per month. 3.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned order is passed without there being affidavit of assets and liabilities filed by any of the parties and the Court was not empowered to pass orders of interim maintenance.

4.

In order to show his bonafides, the petitioner is directed to deposit the arrears of maintenance as directed by impugned order dated 18-11-2024.

5.

The amount of arrears be deposited in this Court within three weeks.

6.

Stand over after three weeks.

(Prafulla S. Khubalkar , J.

) Deshmukh Signed by: Mr. S.Deshmukh Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 23/09/2025 17:15:20