It is shocking that the maintenance amount has been so drastically reduced to a petty amount of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) per month for a lady reduced from Rs.5000.-SC

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal, expressed shock at the impugned judgment of the Jharkhand High Court, whereby the maintenance amount of Rs. 5,000, awarded by the Trial Court, was reduced to Rs. 1,000, per month. The Court further opined that it finds no justification for reducing the amount to such an extremely low limit.  “It is shocking that the maintenance amount has been so drastically reduced to a petty amount of Rs. 1,000.

In view of the same, while setting aside the impugned order, the Court restored the Trial Court’s order awarding Rs. 5,000/ per month as maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.