SURANJAN SAHA vs RUMPA SAHA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 05.12.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 23.12.2025 Judgment uploaded on: 23.12.2025 + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 370/2023, CM APPL. 5211/2022, CM APPL. 23129/2023, CM APPL. 40614/2023, CM APPL. 40616/2023, CM APPL. 56548/2025, CM APPL. 56549/2025 & CM APPL. 72766/2025 SURANJAN SAHA .....Appellant Through: Dr. Monika Singhal and Mr. Abhishek Gautam, Advs. versus RUMPA SAHA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Garima Bharadwaj (DHCLSC) along with the Respondent in-person through VC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. This Appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 [hereinafter referred to as ‘FCA’] assails the order dated 22.03.2021 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the Family Court, Dwarka, Delhi, in I.A. 1/2021 in HMA No. 354/2020 captioned Suranjan Saha v. Rumpa Saha, whereby the application filed by the Respondent for maintenance pendente lite in the Appellant’s divorce petition was allowed, and the interim maintenance @ ₹25,000/- per Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:23.12.2025 MAT.APP.(F.C.) 370/2023 Page 1 of 10 12:52:53 month each to be paid to the Respondent-Wife and their daughter was ordered after noting that the Appellant is earning net monthly income @ ₹1,44,932/-, while working as Senior Advisor in M/s Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd. 2. This Appeal was initially filed as a Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India [CM(M) 96/2022]. However, pursuant to the judgment by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Manish Aggarwal v. Seema Aggarwal & Ors.1, wherein it was observed that the said Impugned Order is appealable under Section 19 of the FCA, the