Supreme Court of India

Poongodi & Anr. v. Thangavel

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Reported as [2013] 9 S.C.R. 862
Bench Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 27 September 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we are left in no doubt that the order passed by the High Court needs to be interfered with by C us which we accordingly do.

Judgment, page 7

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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 s. 125(3), first proviso - Order of High Court curtailing the entitlement of appellants to maintenance to a period of one year prior to the date of filing of application - Held: The application of appellants was in continuation of their earlier application - The provision does not create a bar nor does it in any way affect the entitlement of a claimant to arrears of maintenance - Order of High Court set aside - Respondent directed to pay the entire arrears of maintenance due to appellants and to continue to pay monthly maintenance. s. 125(3), first proviso -

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