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Delhi Mahila court denies maintenance to doctor wife from doctor husband

March 21, 2015 by videv

Found this news full judgment of Nov 2014 about a maintenance judgment in a Mahila court in Delhi where maintenance was denied to a woman doctor earning 21,200 p.m.  I was aware of something called Mahila thana (women’s police station) which are supposed to make women feel comfortable to file complaint in front of women policepersons.  But don’t know what exactly is this phenomenon called Mahila court and the logic behind it, since delivery of justice and courts are something where everyone irrespective of gender, caste, religion will be received equally without prejudice!  So what is the logic behind Mahila court?  Will women get better justice, or real justice, or gender-sensitive justice there?  What exactly will they get in Mahila court which they can’t get in ‘ordinary’ court?  Anyway end of rant now.

The judgment seems to be on solid footing citing Delhi HC precedents and sound logic based on facts of the case that wife too was a BDS, MBBS qualified doctor and actually she admitted to earning Rs 21,2000 per month.  Come on!  Spare the courts wastage of time in handling such cases.

Important part of judgment below:


7. In the case in hand also both husband and wife are equally

qualified doctors   having qualifications of BDS, MBBS etc and

admittedly complainant is earning an amount of Rs. 21,200/­ PM  at

present and she has also received an amount of Rs. 51000/­ from her

previous employer and as per income affidavit of respondent he was

employed on contract basis and his contract had already ended.

In these circumstances when complainant and respondents are

equally qualified and complainant herself is employed as well as in

view of aforesaid judgment, complainant is not entitled to any kind

of interim maintenance at this stage from the respondent / husband

and her application stands dismissed accordingly.

 


Full judgment text below:
Note: names of parties have been removed


CC No. 15/3

Complainant Wife vs Respondent Husband & Ors.

03.11.2014

Present: Ld. Counsel for complainant.

Respondent with Ld. Counsel.

1. Vide this order this court shall decide application for interim

maintenance moved on behalf of petitioner thereby demanding

interim maintenance to the tune of Rs. 50,000/­ per month from the

respondent / husband.

2. It is admitted fact that marriage between the complainant and

respondent no. 1 was solemnized on 11.05.2011 according to Hindu

rites and ceremonies at UP.  It is alleged by the complainant /wife

that parents of the complainant spent a lot on her marriage but

despite that respondent / husband was not happy with the dowry

brought by the complainant being insufficient and that is why

respondent caused extreme physical, mental, verbal, emotional and

economic torture to the complainant and at present complainant

and respondent are residing separately. On 07.10.11, complainant in

order to save her life took her all certificates, few clothings and

reached at her friends place at Ghaziabad but respondent / husband

contacted the complainant on phone and gave threat of dire

consequences and called up parents of the complainant and started

abusing them on 12.10.11.  On 25.10.11 complainant finally decided

to not to go back to

..2..

respondent no. 1 at matrimonial home and she decided to stay at

Delhi because of the threats and harassment caused by the

respondents.

3. During the course of arguments it is submitted on behalf of

complainant that she is claiming interim maintenance to the tune of

Rs. 50,000/­ PM from respondent / husband though she is employed

and earning an amount of Rs. 21,200/­ PM but the same is not

sufficient for her maintenance.   It is also submitted that respondent

is earning an amount of Rs. 1,40,000/­ PM as per his own income

affidavit.

4. On the other hand,  it is submitted on behalf of respondent in

his reply that complaint filed by the complainant is false and

frivolous and no dowry demand has ever been made by the

respondents.  It is further submitted that the car which was gifted by

the parents of the complainant had already been taken by the

complainant alongwith her.  It is also submitted that on 29.8.14

respondents contract got terminated and income of Rs. 1.40 lacs has

ended.  During the course of arguments it is also submitted that

complaint and respondent both are qualified Doctors and therefore

for the aforesaid reasons, complainant’s application for interim

maintenance be dismissed with cost.

5. I have heard the arguments addressed on behalf of both the

parties and perused the record carefully.

..3..

6. Perusal of income affidavit filed on behalf of complainant and

respondent no. 1 reveals that both are well qualified doctors as

complainant is having professional qualification of DDS and MBA

and respondent is having professional qualification of MBBS, M.Ph

and PGDE.    Delhi High court has categorically held in Judgment

titled  Sanjay Bhardwaj & Ors. Vs State & Anr, 2010 IV AD (CRL)

(DHC) 481 (HIGH COURT OF DELHI) CRL. M.C.NO. 491/2009

“We are living in an era of equality of sexes.  The constitution
provide equal treatment to be given irrespective of sex, caste
and  creed.  An unemployed husband, who is holding an MBA
decree, cannot be treated differently to an unemployed wife,
who is also holding an MBA decree.  Since both are on equal
putting one cannot be asked to maintain other unless one is
employed and other is not  employed. ”  Hon’ble High Court
further held that “no law provides that a husband has to
maintain a wife, living separately from him,  irrespective   of
the fact whether he earns or not.   Court cannot tell the
husband that he should beg, borrow or steal but give
maintenance to  the wife, more so when the husband and wife
are almost equally qualified and almost equally capable of
earning. ”
7. In the case in hand also both husband and wife are equally

qualified doctors   having qualifications of BDS, MBBS etc and

admittedly complainant is earning an amount of Rs. 21,200/­ PM  at

present and she has also received an amount of Rs. 51000/­ from her

previous employer and as per income affidavit of respondent he was

..4..

employed on contract basis and his contract had already ended.

In these circumstances when complainant and respondents are

equally qualified and complainant herself is employed as well as in

view of aforesaid judgment, complainant is not entitled to any kind

of interim maintenance at this stage from the respondent / husband

and her application stands dismissed accordingly.

8. Put up for CE on 06.01.2015.

(SHILPI JAIN)
MM (MAHILA COURT)
ROHINI/DELHI/03.11.14

 

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