This case is related to a Surat-based couple. In March 2017, the woman approached the family court demanding maintenance from her husband for herself and two children. She said that her husband had deserted her a year ago.

She demanded Rs 3 lakh per month for herself and Rs 1 lakh for each of the two children as maintenance. She said that her husband is in the diamond business, owns a factory, and earns Rs 25 lakh per month.

However, the husband rejected these claims and told the court that he was involved in diamond job work and not as rich as his wife claimed.
The husband also told the court that he was ready to take her back and had instituted proceedings for the restitution of conjugal rights.
In November 2019, the family court fixed the maintenance amount estimating the husband’s income to be between Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000 per month. This happened in the absence of any proof of income. He was directed to pay Rs. 6000 to his wife and Rs. 3000 each to both his children. But it was alleged that the husband didnot pay the maintenance amount to his wife and children.

While the woman approached the high court for enhancement of the maintenance amount to her original demand, the husband challenged the maintenance order.

In February 2021, the high court directed the man to pay Rs 3.25 lakh because he allegedly did not pay anything to his wife and children.

On September 12, the woman’s advocate Rajendra Jadhav informed the court that the husband had not paid any amount and had also disregarded the high court’s directions issued in February 2021. The lawyer complained that the husband did not appear before the family court and alleged that he is influential enough to avoid court warrants.

After hearing this, Justice Samir Dave said: “This is not done.” He increased the maintenance amount from Rs. 12000 to Rs. 200,000 per month, making the arrears from March 2017 from Rs 7.92 lakh to Rs 1.32 crore.