SMT RUPA KUMARI JHA & ANR. vs TARUN KANT JHA

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$~78 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 11th December, 2025 + CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 561/2025 SMT RUPA KUMARI JHA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shagun Mehta, Advocate. versus TARUN KANT JHA .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) CRL.M.A. 37008/2025 (condonation of delay of 83 days in filing the present petition) & CRL.M.A. 37009/2025 (condonation of delay of about 28 days in re-filing the present petition) 1. For the reasons mentioned in the applications, the same are allowed and the delay in filing and re-filing the present petition is condoned. 2. The applications stand disposed of. CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 561/2025 & CRL.M.A. 37085/2025 3. The present petition is filed against the order dated 25.04.2025 (hereafter ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Family Court, West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in MT No. 457/2021. 4. By the impugned order, the learned Family Court directed the respondent to pay a sum of ₹10,000/- per month as interim Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 561/2025 Page 1 of 4 SEHGAL Signing Date:16.12.2025 19:52:51 maintenance to the petitioners (₹2,500/- per month to Petitioner No. 1 and ₹7,500/- per month to Petitioner No. 2). 5. The learned Family Court considered the income affidavit of Petitioner No. 1 and noted that she had failed to disclose about her educational qualifications. It was noted that Petitioner No. 1 had mentioned that she is only a graduate, however, during the course of the arguments, it was revealed that Petitioner No. 1 had completed the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) degree in the year 2010-2012. The learned Family Court also took into account the income affidavit of the respondent and noted that while the res