FIRST APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 321 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD FIRST APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 321 of 2026 Tej Bahadur Maurya .....Appellant(s) Versus Smt. Nisha Maurya .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Abhishek Pratap Singh, Satish Chandra Yadav, Vaibhav Goswami Counsel for Respondent(s) : Court No. - 2 HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. Re : Civil Misc. Delay Condonation Application No. 02 of 2026 1. Application is filed for condoning the delay of 72 days in filing the appeal. 2. In view of what has been stated in the application, the delay is condoned. 3. The delay condonation application is allowed. 4. Office is requested to allot regular number to the appeal. Re : Order on the Appeal 1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant against order dated 17.11.2025 passed by Additional Principal Judge of learned Family Court, Prayagraj, in an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, filed by the respondent-wife for maintenance pendente lite. 2. The case of the appellant is that the learned trial court has gone and laden him with expenditure of Rs. 4,000/- per month to be paid to his wife as maintenance pendente lite under the aforementioned provision, w