TASMEER QURESHI vs ASFIA MUZAFFAR

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 29.10.2025 CRL.REV.P.(MAT.) 123/2024 & CRL.M.A. 36001/2024, CRL.M.A. 3589/2025 TASMEER QURESHI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Jahanvi Worah (DHCLSC) and Mr. Rajat Oswal, Advocate versus ASFIA MUZAFFAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mahtab Ali, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT Index to the Judgment FACTUAL BACKGROUND ............................................................................2 RIVAL CONTENTIONS.................................................................................4 ANALYSIS & FINDINGS ................................................................................7 BROADER OBSERVATIONS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON DETERMINATION OF MAINTENANCE ................................................ 14 (i) Guidelines in Rajnesh v. Neha.......................................................................... 15 (ii) Assessment of the Income of Parties ............................................................. 21 (iii) Necessity of Recording Reasons Even While Granting Interim Maintenance..................................................................................