HC directs businessman to pay Rs 1.25 lakh interim monthly maintenance to wife
13 Aug 2013 12:01 AM GMT
A businessman has been directed to pay Rs 1.25 lakh as monthly maintenance to his wife of 30 years by Delhi high court which considered his wealth, income out of investments and lavish lifestyle including possession of expensive paintings worth crores of rupees. Allowing the plea of a woman, whose son is married, for interim monthly maintenance, justice P K Bhasin rejected the husband's claim that he got just Rs four crore from family business and he could not pay such a large amount as maintenance.
‘If the defendant (husband) had got something over Rs four crores only from family business funds after its closure then how could he have the treasure of expensive paintings worth Rs 10 crores unless he has income from other sources. The defendant (husband) is not coming out with true state of his financial affairs.
‘In the plaint, the plaintiff (wife) has pleaded that the defendant's monthly income is between four to five lakhs of rupees. And this income, prima facie, appears to be income on account of interest only from the investments to the tune of over Rs five crores which admittedly have been made by the defendant in banks and NHAI.....,’ the court said.
‘If the defendant (husband) had got something over Rs four crores only from family business funds after its closure then how could he have the treasure of expensive paintings worth Rs 10 crores unless he has income from other sources. The defendant (husband) is not coming out with true state of his financial affairs.
‘In the plaint, the plaintiff (wife) has pleaded that the defendant's monthly income is between four to five lakhs of rupees. And this income, prima facie, appears to be income on account of interest only from the investments to the tune of over Rs five crores which admittedly have been made by the defendant in banks and NHAI.....,’ the court said.
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